32 THE REPORT UPON No. 14 



Cotton-tail rabbits are very plentiful although a great many were taken last 

 year. 



Hares are getting very scarce here owing to so many swamps being cleaned up. 



I trust that before next season a suitable gun license will be imposed, every 

 sportsman in this part I am sure will be prepared to pay a dollar license, as it would 

 stop a lot of the shooting that goes on at all seasons with the 23 rifles. 



On a line with the prohibition to hunt ducks from motoii boats, it will soon 

 be time to stop hunting with automobiles. They are driven along the roads and 

 the dogs dropped into any good looking bush, and after taking what they can get 

 away they go to another place. Something will have to be done or the game will 

 soon be cleaned out. 



From Overseer W. Sargant, of Bronte, for County of Halton. 



The catch of herring in this district will probably show a larger increase than 

 any previous year since I have been in office and that is over twenty-five years. 

 They are large and a fine sample of fish. 



I am also pleased to report that whitefish are increasing. 



Trout are about the same as previous years. 



All the fish that have been taken have been disposed of for home market and 

 prices have been fair. 



Angling in the 12 and 16 mile creek has been about the same as in former 

 years. 



The close season for black and grey squirrels and partridge in the County of 

 Halton has resulted in a great increase in the squirrels and I think a small increase 

 in the partridge. 



I am of the opinion that any one who goes hunting or shooting in the woods 

 should take out a license especially foreigners. 



Hastings County. 



From Overseer II. 0. Armstrong, Glen Ross, for the Trent River, from its 

 mouth to Chisholm's Rapids,and tributaries thereto, and to Trenton Junction : 



Bass, maskinonge and pickerel are very scarce on account of no fish slides in 

 the eight dams between Trenton and Glen Ross. 



Suckers are very numerous and they destroy a lot of spawn. 



Sturgeon are very plentiful. They can be seen by the dozen trying to get up 

 over the dams. 



Summer ducks are very plentiful. 



"Winter ducks were very numerous last winter. 



Partridge are quite thick. 



Black and grey squirrels are increasing very fast. 



Mink are scarce and muskrats are plentiful. 



Cottontail rabbits are very numerous and increasing every year. 



From Overseer Robert T. Bonier, of Marmora, for Township of Marmora: 

 Most of the hunting parties that I have heard from got their number of deer, 



and moved out before the season was half ^ver. Strange to say fully 80 per cent. 



of the deer killed in this district were bucks. 



Black bass and maskinonge fishing have been good this season. Yellow bass 



not so good as in former years, due no doubt to scrub fish, such as bullheads, 



ling and eel destroying their spawn. 



