18 THE EEPOKT UPON No. 14 



GAME AND PISHEEY WARDENS. 



Warden William Burt, of Simcoe, reports as follows: — 



Commercial Fish: The fishermen report that the gill net fishing has been 

 good. The seines have been successful. The carp ponds continue to be successful 

 and carp are increasing in Long Point Bay; the price has been much higher than 

 in previous years. A general report of the commercial fish in his district indicate 

 that the catch is about the same as last year, with somewhat higher prices. 



Speckled Trout: The catch of this species of fish has been greater than in 

 former years, owing to the planting of fry supplied, by the Department. 



Brown Trout: The planting of this fish in the brooks in his district has been 

 most successful. These fish appear to be fitted for the streams where the water 

 becomes too warm for brook trout. 



Bass : The fishing in Long Point Bay has been as good as in former years, and 

 the fish have been much larger. The hatchery at Mount Pleasant continues to be 

 an unqualified success and the supply of fry was much greater than last year. 



Quail and Puffed Grouse: Quail are increasing in number. Puffed grouse 

 have increased materially. The birds are more numerous than they have been for 

 a number of years. 



Mongolian Pheasants : There are a few of these birds in Norfolk County, 

 but the experiment is on such a small scale that no great results have been obtained. 

 The birds seem to stand the winter well. They are very plentiful in the Niagara 

 district. 



"Woodcock: There appears to have been a considerable increase in the number 

 of these birds during the present year. 



Wild Geese: Conditions regarding these birds are about the same as formerly 

 reported. There are practically none in the district. 



Wild Ducks: The Long Point district continues to be about the same as last 

 year ; black ducks, mallard, and pintail still being quite numerous. The canvas- 

 back, redhead and blue bills appear in about the same numbers as in former years. 



Black Squirrels: There is a large increase in the number of squirrels, par- 

 ticularly in Norfolk County and the other counties where they are being pro- 

 tected. 



Fur-bearing Animals: Muskrats continue to increase. The trappers report 

 good catches last spring. Mink seem to be showing some increase. 



There have been a number of infringements of the game laws, but on the whole 

 they have been fairly well observed. The Deputy Wardens and Overseers have 

 performed their duties well. 



Warden V. Chauvin, of Windsor, reports tliat he visited all the fishermen in 

 his district and the majority report good fishing. The catches last fall and for 

 the remainder of the year 1913 were very good, especially whitefish and herring in 

 Lake Erie, Detroit Elver and Lake St. Clair, but up to the end of October, 1914, 

 whitefish and herring did not show up much on account of the warm weather. 



There should be a regulation regarding the size of sturgeon, perch, blue 

 pickerel, and white bass that may be taken. A great many of these fish are taken 

 too small. 



Sturgeon and perch are very plentiful in Lake Erie and Lake St. Clair. 

 Black bass are plentiful all aro^^nd the water of the above lakes ; the anglers 

 made good catches. 



