1914 GAME AND FISHEEIES. 51 



Lennox County. 



Overseer P. W. Dafoe, of Napanee, reports that the fishermen seem contented 

 with their catch. 



The law has been well observed, no real complaints have reached him with 

 the exception of one case, though this he believed to be an unintentional, though 

 careless mistake in the date of the open season for ducks. 



Fish. 



It is his opinion that the close season for pickerel in the southern part 

 of Ontario is a week or two too late as the run is nearly over before the close 

 season begins, and there is no way to protect them as they pile up at the falls. 



There have been more maskinonge caught in Napanee Eiver this season than 

 there ever were in any one season before. 



Game. 



Deer are plentiful and about 45 hunters have gone north from Napanee. 

 Partridges are plentiful, and ducks are holding their own. Muskrats are 

 a little scarce. 



Raccoons are plentiful, but they need a little better protection. 



Overseer E. M. Huffman, of Hay Bay, reports that the season has been a 

 quiet one, and on the whole the laws have been well observed by the fishermen. 

 The close season for whitefish was the busiest time as the people seemed determined 

 to catch them, and the mouth of Hay Bay is a great fishing ground. Twice he 

 was out nearly all night; the first time he found about a thousand yards of gill 

 net, and the second night he discovered ten nets which had just been lifted, con- 

 cealed in some bushes. He had one party fined. It is usually holders of domestic 

 licenses who do this work, as they find October too early to keep fish for the 

 winter. He does not favour the extension of time given to the close season as 

 the fishermen always want a little longer. 



Game has been very good this season. He thinks that it would be a good thing 

 if the sale of ducks were prohibited, as some people simply shoot them for sale, 

 and it would improve the sport if this were not allowed. Muskrats are not so 

 plentiful, he recommends a shorter season for them and also that trappers should 

 be required to take out a license. 



Lincoln County. 



Overseer J. C. May, of 8t. Catharines, reports that the fishermen have begun 

 their fall fishing, and are well satisfied with the catches they make, as herring 

 are still plentiful, more so than any other species of fish. 



There is very little game in his district, pheasant being the principal bird, 

 and they are not very numerous. 



Fur-bearing animals are very scarce. 



The Eules and Regulations have been well observed by the fishermen in 

 his district. 



