1916 GAME AND FISHEEIES. 27 



From Overseer Henry Drew, of Long Lake, for Townships of Olden and 

 Kennebec. 



Fishing in my district has improved greatly. 



Partridge are very plentiful. 



Deer are more plentiful around than they have been in years. 



Mink and fur-bearing animals are very scarce. 



Deer seem to be scarce. I would strongly recommend that hunting with dogs 

 be stopped at least for a time, as it is very evident that the dogs are driving the 

 deer out of that part of the country. 



From Overseer Oeorge Qutes, of Kingston, for the Eideau waters between 

 Kingston Millai and Brewer's Mills. 



This has been a very good year for fishing, game fish being very plentiful. 



Ducks are very scarce, very few being seen on account, I think, of the very 

 mild weather. 



I have seen quite a number of black squirrels on my travels, but have not 

 seen many partridge in this district. 



From Overseer Henry Holliday, of Wolfe Island, for the Township of Wolfe 

 Island and for the Islands of Simcoe, Garden and Horseshoe. 



The fishing in my district has been good with the exception of bass in the first 

 part of the season, but later all fishing was good, maskinonge being very plentiful, 

 and the anglers had a good season. 



The hoop net fishermen report not as good a season as in 1914. They think 

 the reason is on account of 'the water being so low. 



The gill net fishermen report the salmon and whitefish to have been as good as 

 in former years. 



Wild ducks were not very plentiful until the 20th of October, and since then 

 there have been great quantities. 



The muskrats are becoming very scarce. I would recommend that the season 

 should not open until March 15th. There would then be no breaking of houses or 

 runways. 



From Overseer J. A. Kennedy, of Tichhorne, for Eagle Lake, in the Townships 

 of Hinchinbrooke and Bedford. 



The Americans who visited the waters of this district this year report fish 

 plentiful, in fact they could catch their number in a few hours. 



I think the opening of Bobs Lake to hoop net fishing will remove many coarse 

 fish which are numerous in these waters, particularly ling, a fish very destructive to 

 other kinds. 



Partridge and ducks are very plentiful this fall. 



Muskrats are very thick in Bobs Lake, but mink are scarce. 



Foxes and skunks are plentiful. 



From Overseer B. A. Lake, of Inverary, for the Township of Storrington, in- 

 cluding Rideau Waters from Brewer's Mills to south limit of the Township. 

 Bass fishing has been good this year but few salmon have been caught. 

 Ducks are very scarce this fall. 

 Black squirrels are plentiful. 

 Partridge are very numerous. 



