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Ducks and partridge are not plentiful. 



Black squirrels are more numerous this season than they have been for some 

 time. 



Muskrats were also plentiful. 



Sportsmen report <that they have had good shooting all fall. 



He has had no complaints, and has not found anything himself to indicate 

 that there has been anything illegal going on. 



Overseer George Toner, of Gananoque, reports that on the 15th November, 

 1911, the river froze over, and he had his boat hauled out and dismantled. The 

 ice was in only a couple of days, however, as a storm broke it up again, and as 

 nets were being put in the river he found it necessary to put the boat into com- 

 mission again. He went down the river and seized one set of hoop-nets in Landon's 

 Bay, on the 28th November. Patrolled up the river to the head of Howe Island, 

 where he found that a number of rat houses had been destroyed by flow ice. He 

 then went down the river to Jones Creek, and at the foot of Grenadier Island he 

 seized three gill nets on the 18th December. A number of rat houses there were 

 also destroyed by flow ice. 



The tourisits were not so numerous this year, although the fishing has been 

 very good. There have been numerous good catches of bass and perch, and several 

 of maskinonge. 



There was not so much netting done this year as in former years, as he has 

 only taken up eighteen nets and five night lines during the year. 



Muskrats seem to be getting scarce, and he ithinks it would be well to shorten 

 up the time of trapping till the first of March. 



Ducks were very plentiful on the river this spring. On April 23rd he seized 

 a boat and two guns — duck hunters'. 



Mink seem to be more plentiful, as he saw more last spring than in any 

 previous year. 



Partridge, snipe and plover seem to be quite plentiful, but the black and 

 grey squirrels are getting very scarce. 



Overseer James Townsend, of Long Point, reports that during the past year 

 he has made several trips over his district, and finds that the law has been well 

 observed. The fishing was good, and tourists were well pleased with their catch, 

 and said they were coming again. He sold more permits than in previous years, 

 and would recommend ithe re-stocking of those lakes with bass and salmon, and 

 also hoop-netting for ling during the winter months, as these fish are getting very 

 numerous. 



Game is fairly plentiful. Duck shooting is good. Partridge is on the increase, 

 which is due to protection and scarcity of foxes. Muskrats are very scarce. He 

 would favor licensing of trappers, and also a gun license. 



Overseer J. R. Wight, of Neivhoro, reports that he thinks the law has been 

 well observed in the district of which he has charge, and he would strongly 

 recommend the day's catch of bass to be reduced from eight to five. The bass 

 have been very plentiful this season, and much better in quality. The lakes west 

 of Newboro are getting very popular for salmon trout, and that seems to be the 

 choice of the tourists' catch. There have not been so many tourists there this 

 season, owing to the peculiar season and the IT. S. general election. There has 

 been only one case of illegal fishing, and that was for catching pike with a gill 



