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Partridges and ducks were quite plentiful. Deer, wolves, squirrels and 

 rabbits are very plentiful, and a few bears and moose have been seen, also black 

 squirrels which are uncommon in that part of the country. 



As far as he can tell the Game and Fishery Laws have been well observed. 



Overseer Charles St. Charles, of Madoc, reports, that there are fish of the 

 following species in Moira Lake, maskinonge, pickerel, black bass, white suckers, 

 red fin suckers, rock fish, sun fish, eels and mudcats. The fishing this year has 

 been good, a great many maskinonge have been caught. The dam at the foot of 

 the lake has been blown up and the lake lowered over four feet, this has improved 

 the fishing. Mudcats are very plentiful, black bass, pickerel and pike are also 

 plentiful. No fish caught in his district are exported they are all used for home 

 consumption. 



Deer are very plentiful this year, and are quite commonly seen in the 

 northern district. There are also a great number of wolves, and there are more 

 bears to be seen than usual. Beaver and otter and grey squirrels are scarce, but 

 skunks and black squirrels are very numerous. Partridges are also plentiful. 



The fishing and hunting is done by local people who like to see the law 

 enforced, so no violations of the Act have taken place. 



Overseer E. A. Wootton, of Maynooih, reports that this has 'been a most 

 favourable season with regard to the way in which the laws have been kept. 



He strongly recommends that some way should be found to destroy the wolves 

 which have been very plentiful in his district. The opinion of old hunters is that 

 they could be easily poisoned in the summer when they cannot get the deer so 

 easily. If some reliable men could be chosen to put out the poison and the wolves 

 got rid of, it would make a vast difference to the deer, whereas if nothing is done 

 there will soon be few left. From reports received from those who have seen where 

 the deer have been killed in the winter one would judge that the wolves kill ten 

 deer to the hunter's one. He states thaA the settlers in that locality think that $2 

 is too much to pay for a deer license, for many of them can ill afford it, and may 

 perhaps only desire to go out for a day or two ; if the license fee were 50c,. it would 

 save many a man from breaking the law and more licenses would be sold thereby 

 bringing in a good revenue to the Department. 



Beaver are getting more plentiful but mink and muskrats are scarce. 

 Partridges are about the same as they were last year. Ducks are scarce as the 

 feeding grounds are not good. Bears have been very plentiful on account of the 

 bush fires in the north which have driven them south. 



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Overseer Robert McMurray, of Bayfield, reports that the fishermen in his 

 division have had a fairly good season. The pound net fishing was not so good as 

 in 1912. The catch of trout has been fairly good, but the bass fishing was not up 

 to the average. Perch were plentiful in April, May and October. 



No illegal fishing was brought to his notice and the close seasons were well 

 observed. 



Some non-residents of the County desired tug licenses to fish gill nets during 

 1913, and he thinks the Department did right in not granting these licenses. 



The Game Laws have been well observed during the past year. 



Black squirrels are becoming plentiful. 



