1916 GAME AND FISHERIES. 15 



GAME AND FISHERIES OVERSEERS. 



Addington County. 



From Overseer W. J. Donaldson, of Donaldson, for Townships of Palmerston, 

 Clarendon, Barrie, Miller, North Canonto and South Canonto. 



Quite a number of tourists visited my district, who all report good angling. 



Deer are, in my opinion, about holding their own, but wolves are making 

 a great slaughter of them. Many carcases of deer which had been destroyed by 

 wolves have been found in marshes by parties cutting wild hay. The wolves also 

 destroyed a number of sheep and calves. 



Partridge are very scarce, which in my opinion is due to the cold wet spring 

 destroying the broods. 



Ducks are scarce, as there is very little feed for them in the waters of my ' 

 district. 



Fur-bearing animals of all kinds are scarce. 



A great number of deer hunters visit this district and it is very difficult 

 to watch them. I am of the opinion that many of them hunt without a license. 

 I beg leave to submit that it would be easier enforcing the law if some one 

 person in each district handled the licenses for that district so that the overseers 

 could have access to the records. He would then know who had a license and 

 who had not. • ' 



I am of the opinion that it would improve matters if each man carrying a 

 rifle during the hunting season wore a badge on the lapel of his coat or some 

 other conspicuous place. This badge might constitute a license. I am of the 

 opinion that something of this kind should be done to put a stop to illegal hunting. 



From Overseer John E. Irish, of Vennachar, for the Townships of Anglesea, 

 Effingham, AsKley, Denbigh and Abinger. 



Deer are quite plentiful, also partridge and ducks. 



Wolves also are numerous and have destroyed several sheep. 



Otter are becoming more plentiful, and if they have protection for a short 

 time they will l)e quite numerous. 



From Overseer H. R. Purcell, of ColehrooTc, for Townships of Camden and 

 Sheffield. 



Fishing was good this summer. 



Deer are fairly plentiful. 



The catch of muskrats last spring was good, but few mink were caught. 



Ducks were plentiful this fall. 



I would recommend a close season for partridge for three years, and that any 

 party carrying a gun off his own land should pay one dollar. All trappers should 

 pay a small licence fee. 



From Overseer William Young, of Cloyne, for Townships of Kaladar and 

 Barrre. 



The fishing was good in all the lakes in my territory this season, especially in 

 the lakes that have been stocked with bass. There were very few non-resident 

 tourists, bub many resident tourists, and all report good catches of bass and grey 

 trout. Pike in Long Lake are becoming numerous. 



Deer are as plentiful as last season. 



Partridge are rarely seen. 



