?2 THE REPORT UPON No. 14 



He thinks it would be a good thing if the Department were to protect musk- 

 rats for a couple of years in this county, as they are very scarce and will soon 

 become extinct, which will be a serious loss to the county. 



Red deer are plentiful, and are often to be seen in the more settled parts of 

 the county. 



Overseer W . L. Briscoe, of Killaloe, reports that he has kept a close watch 

 over his territory during the past year, and states that the game and fishery laws 

 have been well observed, as very few reports of illegal work have come to his 

 notice. 



Trout are very scarce. He thinks they have gone to Round Lake, as 

 the fishing in that lake is reported to be much better this year than during previous 

 years. There is a considerable amount of black bass in the Bonnechere waters. 

 Pike is very plentiful in Golden Lake. 



Red deer are plentiful along the Bonnechere waters owing to the large area 

 ol burnt country, which has driven them to the front. Partridges are very scarce 

 owing to the hard spring, and the fires have burnt a large quantity of them. He 

 would urge the Department to prohibit partridge shooting for a period of two 

 years to prevent their becoming extinct. Rats seem to be on the increase. Mink 

 is very scarce. Beaver are increasing in the back small lakes, as the fires on the 

 Upper Bonnechere burnt their feed and they left for better feeding grounds. 



Overseer D. E. Burns, of Pembroke, reports that the fish and game laws have 

 been fairly well observed in his district. The people who took out licenses for 

 domestic purposes only say that the season was a fairly good one. 



He has had considerable trouble with people hunting on Sunday. He had 

 some of them brought before the Police Magistrate, who imposed fines on them, 

 which had the desired effect. 



Beaver are still very numerous, and doing considerable damage in some parts 

 of the district. 



Overseer John Devine, of Renfrew, reports that the game and fishery laws still 

 continue to be fairly well observed in his division. With the exception of eight 

 parties whom he had fined by resident Magistrates for violation of the game laws, he 

 does not think there is much to complain of with regard to infractions. 



There were no fishing licenses issued for nets this year, and in consequence 

 the angling was very much improved. 



Partridges are scarce, owing to a great extent to the continued cold weather 

 last spring. Deer do not appear to be so numerous as last year, owing to the 

 increased number of wolves, and he thinks that unless something can be done to 

 lessen the number of wolves along the valley of the Madawaska River and Black 

 Donald Creek the deer will certainly decrease in number. 



Overseer A. H. 0. Wilson, of Eganville, reports that the game and fish in his 

 district are about the same as they were last year. 



Fish were very fair this summer, especially the pike in Lake Dore, Mink Lake 

 and Lake Clear. 



He received a report that there were dead fish on Lake Clear, but upon investi- 

 gation he discovered that the fish had gone up the creek during the dry season and 

 had become stuck in the mud, and on September 23nd had floated down, dead, with 



