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Oommercial fishing has been good. 



Bass have been very plentiful, large numbers having been caught. The law 

 regarding angling has been well observed; and he has visited the different fishing 

 stations several times. 



Partridges have been fairly plentiful, large numbers were killed during the 

 open season, and he believes that the law regarding the limit on the "bag" is 

 being strictly observed. 



Ducks seem to be more scarce than usual, and not many were killed. 



Eed deer are becoming more plentiful every year, in spite of the large number 

 killed each season. 



A great many farmers take advantage of the Order-in-Council of April 20th, 

 1911. 



Muskrats are plentiful, but mink rather scarce. Very few people except the 

 Indians are engaged in the trapping business. He would suggest that those 

 engaged in trapping fur-bearing animals protected by Game Laws should be 

 obliged to pay a small sum for a license to permit them to do so. 



To the best of his knowledge the Game and Fishery Laws have been well 

 observed, only two cases of illegal work having come to his notice. One for taking 

 mink and muskrat and the other was an Indian who shot partridges out of season. 



Overseer Joseph Hembruff, of Manitowaning, reports that the angling for 

 bass has been fairly good, but there were not so many large fish caught as there 

 were last year. He thinks that the open season for bass should begin on July 1st, 

 as they have not finished spawning by June 15th. Speckled trout are not very 

 plentiful. 



Partridges are very scarce this year, and ducks verey plentiful. Deer are 

 about the same as last year. 



There have been a great many tourists visiting the district this summer, 

 and they have all observed the laws well. 



Overseer David Irwin, of Litile Current, reports as follows: 



Commercial Fishing. — ^The season just closed has been fairly successful from 

 a commercial point of view ; all fishermen report as good a season aa last year, and 

 some better than for many years. 



Oame. — Big game, moose, deer, etc., according to reports are as plentiful as 

 last season, and on the Manitoulin many state that there is an increase in the 

 number of red deer. 



Partridges in general are as plentiful as last season. 



Angling for black bass and other game fish was better than last season and 

 more tourists have visited the district. 



Ducks were more plentiful than last season. 



The Game and Fishery Laws have been well observed* throughout the district. 



Overseer James Lewis, of Shequiandah, reports that the commercial fishing 

 has been much better at the majority of places in his district this year. The fish 

 packers are more careful not to pack undersized fish, and very little illegal fishing 

 is done. Black bass are numerous but not easily caught. He recommends that 

 the size of sturgeon caught be limited, as they are getting very scarce, and if 

 something isn't done there will be no sturgeon in most of the fishing grounds in 

 a very short time. He thinks the ten days extension given in November is a mis- 

 take, as the trout are all spawned by November 10th. 



