1914 GAME AND FISHEKIES. 77 



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Overseer Samuel Patterson, of Dunkerron, reports that he has done his duty 

 during the past year, particularly during the close season, and he found no one 

 violating the law. 



With regard to the game and fish they seem to be more numerous than during 

 the year 1912. 



Stoemont County. 



Overseer W. A. Anderson, of Cornwall, reports that the Game Laws were 

 fairly well observed in his district. Sunday shooting which was a very common 

 occurrence has been stopped. 



Most game is plentiful especially ducks. 



He thinks the present Game Laws are all that could be desired, except that 

 there should be a limit put on the number of ducks shot, as there are many people- 

 making a business of shooting them for sale, especially in Lake St. Francis. 



Thunder Bay District. 



Overseer Fred. Gammond, of Slate River, reports that he- has been over his 

 district a number of times during the year and finds that moose are becoming more 

 scarce every year, and he thinks that in five years, if they continue to decrease at 

 the same rate, they will all have been killed or driven out of the district. He 

 suggests that the hunting season be reduced to two weeks duration, or else that 

 there should be a close season for two years. 



Eed deer are about the same as in former years. Caribou are very scarce ; he has 

 not seen, or heard of one being killed for a number of years. 



Beaver are very plentiful owing no doubt to the close season which they have. 

 Muskrats seem to be on the increase, while otter, mink and lynx are practically 

 extinct. It is his opinion that they should be protected by a close season of at 

 least three years. 



The coyotes or brush wolves are becoming so numerous that they are a menace 

 to sheep raising throughout the district. One man had so many killed that he 

 sold the remainder of his flock and gave up the business. He recommends that a 

 bounty be placed on these wolves to induce trappers to kill them. 



Overseer W. H. S. Gordon, of Port Arthur, reports that during the season he 

 has used every available source to ascertain information as to the fisheries under his 

 supervision in the District of Thunder Bay. 



Lalce Superior. 



Thunder Bay District. — From all information to be gleaned the fishing in this 

 section has not fallen off at all. The gill-net" fishermen all report an excellent 

 season. As a large amount of the fishing is done in the Sheltered sections, the 

 fishermen working out of Port Arthur and Fort William have not suffered so much 

 as the eastern men by the rough weather. Large catches have been reported, 

 especially of whitefish. The pound net fishermen also report favorably, the fishing 

 being equally good as last year. The herring fishing of last fall was bigcfor than^ 

 ever — many very large catches being made. 



