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Ducks were scarce during the summer, and the Wilson snipe were numerous 

 in the latter part of the season. He saw very few partridges in his district, and 

 it is his opinion that they are about all killed off. 



He saw no illegal shooting being done before the season opened, although he 

 did see parties with power launches, who made off before he could get near them. 



There were quite a few of the yellow-legged plover about the end of October. 

 The sportsmen have not had much success in shooting fowl, though they have 

 had good luck with deer. Four bears were shot in this district, but they were 

 small. 



Altogether it has been a very successful season, those people who fished near 

 the shore caught a good many perch and sunfish, and some very fair sized pickerel 

 and pike. Those who went further afield to shoot game also had good sport. 



He finds the work both congenial and instructive, and is pleased that the 

 Grovernment are looking into the protection of the wild animals as well as they are. 



Overseer John Dunk^ of Kearney, reports that on account of the game laws 

 being so well observed in his district there has been an enormous increase in 

 beaver; there are some in every creek and river, and in some cases the roads are 

 flooded through the backing up of the water by their dams. Deer and partridges 

 show no decrease, but mink and muskrat are almost extinct, owing to the demand 

 for these furs at a very profitable figures. 



Overseer T. H. Johnston, of Royston, reports that the season of 1913 has 

 been a very successful one, and the law has been well observed. There have oeen 

 plenty of fish in all the lakes on the Magnetewan River. Many of which have 

 had fry deposited in them by the Department. 



Deer hunting was good in the fall, no less than 350 left Burke Falls wharf. 

 Beaver are plentiful; it is wonderful what a number of dams they have built. 



He states that he has collectisd about $50 for angling permits. 



Overseer Richard Lambkins, of Loring, reports that during the past winter 

 and summer the Game and Fishery Laws have been well observed. 



He reported last year that improvements were to be made on the Pickerel 

 River. These improvements consist of deepening the outlet of Wauquigamog 

 jake, some four feet, removing Wilson Dam, which is ten miles down river, and 

 Raising Dollars Dam four feet; this dam is at the foot of Kawigamog Lake, 

 len these improvements are completed it will give an average depth of eight 

 Jeet of water for some thirty miles, and will not only allow fish of all kinds 

 come up into Wauquigamog Lake from the lake below, but will also be a great 

 jnefit to the people living in this vicinity, besides the lumbermen and tourists 

 rho use these waters in the summer. He would strongly recommend the Depart- 

 lent to urge the Government to put in a fish slide at Dollar Dam, as ever since 

 ^his dam was built (thirty years ago) it has completely blocked these, waters 

 Ind prevented fish from coming up from the Georgian Bay. He states that tlie 

 iver improvements referred to above were started in August last, and Mr. D. H. 

 [cintosh is still working at same. 



With reference to fish he would say that pickerel, pike, bass, of which there 

 ire three kinds, i.e., small mouth black bass, silver bass, and the small rock bass, 

 ilso large lake trout are fairly plentiful. At the head of all the waters in his 

 listrict, speckled trout are plentiful, but so far none have ever been taken in 



