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Partridges are quite plentiful, and there are a great many sportsmen in 

 this section. Water fowl are scarce. Some parties last winter Avere up for killing 

 deer in the close season and found guilty by the law. 



Leeds County. 



Overseer W. J. Birclt, of Delta, reports that he considers that the fishing 

 and game laws were well observed in that locality during the past year. Although 

 he did receive some complaints of violations he w^as unable to procure sufficient 

 evidence to convict the parties. The bass and trout fishing was good from the 

 1st of June until about the 1st of August, when the wet weather commenced, 

 and from that on became very poor. Taking the bad weather into consideration, 

 the Lakes were well patronized. 



The shooting for duck late last fall was very poor, but the early shooting 

 this season was good, some parties getting as high as from forty to seventy in 

 a couple of days, which he considers is altogether too many, and would therefore 

 advise a limit to be put on duck, say ten a day. 



The season opening so late for black squirrels, there "were very few killed 

 last fall, and there are hundreds in that locality; also partridges quite plentiful. 



Muskrats are becoming scarce, and he believes a trapper's license would meet 

 with the approval of everyone. 



Overseer Gordon Clark, of Westport, reports that the fishing around there 

 has been better this season than it has been for a good many years, especially 

 black bass and pickerel. The tourists report the best catch they have had for 

 years. Ducks have been very plentiful, but very few shot. Partridge are getting 

 more plentiful every year. Muskrats are getting very scarce. He thinks the season 

 should not open in December for them, as the lake has been open and there 

 have been a lot of them caught that way. Mink are very scarce, but deer more 

 plentiful than they have been for years, and a good many of them shot. The 

 game and fishery laws were well observed this year. 



Overseer II. N. Covell, of Lornhardy, reports that he. has kept a close watch 

 in his division, and he has found the fishing laws fairly well observed, as no 

 illegal fishing came under his notice. Black suckers are very plentiful in the 

 creeks in the spring, and the farmers think they ought to be allowed to catch 

 them. He has sold two dip-net licenses and one permit. The ducks are not as 

 plentiful as in former years, but partridges are very plentiful tliis fall. Muskrats 

 were very plentiful last spring, but mink are very scarce. He saw one red deer. 



Overseer John McGuire, of Jones Falls, reports they started on November 6, 

 1911, from Jones Palls to patrol the Tiideau Canal, pa?sing through the lakes and 

 locks to the River Styx, where they stayed, patrolling with a row-boat until the 

 afternoon of the following day. He and his assistant worked very steadily with 

 the rowboat and grappling hook, looking for illegal gill-nets, but found none. 

 From there they went with the launch "Mermaid" to Kingston, leaving again on 

 the 8th, patrolling the different lakes and waters to Jones Falls. On the 18th 

 they made a trip to the Big Rideau, coming back on the 14th, and on the 18th 

 they laid up the "Mermaid" for the winter. 



He had little to do during December, except to look after licensed fishermen. 

 He made a practice of visiting their locations every week, always finding them 

 fishing all right. 



