54 THE REPOET UPON No. 14 



Deer are quite plentiful, but moose are moving further back. Ducks are 

 plentiful, but partridges are very scarce; lie recommends that there should be no 

 open season for partridges for 1914. 



Overseer David Fyette, of TehJcumrnah, reports that he has made many trips 

 along the streams under his jurisdiction and has seen no illegal fishing. 



Speckled trout have been reported to be very scarce all through the district, 

 very few good catches having been made. He strongly recommends that there 

 should be one year's close season for speckled trout on the Manitoulin Island. 



Partridges are exceedingly scarce, and he considers ten birds a day for each 

 person far too many, and recommends that, if not closed altogether for two or 

 three years, the season should be shortened to from November 1st to November 15th. 



He considers it a grave mistake to have the hare season open two weeks sooner 

 than the partridge, as it allows unscrupulous persons the liberty of carrying guns 

 in the bush and killing young partridges under the pretence of hare hunting. 



Deer are reported more plentiful than they were a few years ago, and he thinks 

 they would be comparatively safe on the Manitoulin Island until November 1st, 

 if the partridge and hare seasons opened at that time also. 



Finally he recommends that the season for deer, partridge, and hare should 

 open on November 1st, and that the deer and partridge should close on November 

 loth and hare on December Ist. 



Overseer James Rameshottom, of Little Current, reports that the commercial 

 fishing has been good this season. 



Pickerel were more plentiful than they have been for many years. 

 Bass was about the same as last year. 



.More tourists visited his district this summer than other seasons. 

 Partridges were about the same as other years. 

 Deer and moose were plentiful. 



Middlesex County. 



Overseer William Boler, of Byron, reports that the laws have been very well 

 observed, no violations came to his notice. 



Squirrels are more numerous than last year. Partridges and quail are nearly 

 extinct, he only saw one of each this year. Geese and ducks are around in small 

 flocks. There were several sea-gulls on the river late last Fall. 



He recommends that guns .should be licensed, as it would put a stop to a 

 number of people who come out from the towns to shoot anything. 



On Thanksgiving Day he was making his rounds, when he came upon an 

 Italian who threatened to shoot him if he came any nearer and pointed his gun at 

 him. Overseer Boler wis alone, but the Italian had a companion. 



It is his opinion that there should be two overseers in that district during the 

 shooting season. 



Overseer J. D. Campbell, of Sylvan, reports that the law has been well ob- 

 served in his' division, some few reports of illegal work came to his notice but 

 nothing to warrant a conviction. 



The catch of fish in inland waters has increased and they are very plentiful, 

 but in the lake the fishing has not been up to the average. 



