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particularly being very plentiful. There are a great many small pickerel. The 

 fishermen are of the opinion that the prospects for next season's fishing of white- 

 fish and pickerel are good. 



Fishing with the machine nets at Queenston has heen very poor this season, 

 with the exception of two or three days, when it was very good, herring forming 

 the principal part of the catch. Angling in the river has been very poor. 



The principal game in this district are pheasants, which were quite numerous 

 before the open season, but now the cock birds are very scarce. 



Muskrats were fairly plentiful in the ponds last spring. 



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Overseer J. J. Avis, of Cockburn Island, reports that the past season has been 

 a good one for commercial fishing. The only complaint made was the shortage 

 of trout spawn, and the need of a hatchery in the district. 



Deer, partridge, ducks and rabbits are on the increase. Fur-bearing animals 

 are very scarce. 



Overseer W. M. Boyd, of Kagawong, reports that the last was an exceptional 

 season. There were not quite so many tourists as usual, but the fishing in 

 Kagawong Lake was splendid, some of the finest specimens of bass that were 

 ever caught in that district, being taken. He does not think that Kagawong 

 Lake has any rival. Anglers who have fished at all the good fishing grounds 

 in Michigan and Wisconsin say that nothing approaches the number of large 

 fish caught at Kagawong last year. He thinks this is largely due to the fact 

 that the fish have now recovered from the illegal trap net fishing that was carried 

 on in this lake some time ago, and myriads of fine large fish may be taken at the 

 present time. 



Partridge are not quite so plentiful, the broods seem to be smaller than usual. 



Mink are perhaps a little more plentiful and muskrats are improving. Otter 

 are appearing again, they have been almost a thing of the past, but are showing 

 up in Kagawong Lake at a few points. 



Red deer were very numerous last season. He had never heard of so many on 

 the island. He thinks that the license laws should be made so that no one 

 could shoot a deer on any pretence without paying a fee for a license. He heard 

 on the very highest authority of one farmer who had shot seven deer on the 

 west end of the island. He is of the opinion that if tlie fee were changed to $1 

 and allow the hunter one deer, or $2 and two deer, it would be a good thing. 

 and make the farmer's son pay as well as the farmer and everyone else who . 

 went hunting. This would make it easier to see that the law was being properly 

 observed. 



Overseer Andrew Hall, of Gore Bay, reports that brook trout were not so 

 plentiful as usual and he wishes to call attention to the fact that mill owners 

 do not build proper slides in their dams. 



Bass have heen very plentiful. According to reports, commercial fishing has 

 been better than last year. 



Partridge are fairly plentiful and ducks about the same as usual. 



Fur-bearing animals are, according to reports, rather scarce. 



Overseer David Irwin, of Little Current, reports that last year commercial 

 fishing was much better than for many years past. 



