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Mink and muskrats are quite plentiful. 

 Beaver and otter are very plentiful. ^ 



Ducks are not very numerous, no doubt owing to high water drowning out the 

 rice. 



Partridge are plentiful. 



From Overseer Thos. Gault, of Deseronio, for the Bay of Quinte, East Riding 

 County of Hastings, and for Moira Eiver and other waters in said Riding. 



The catch of fish in my district has been very good this season. 



There were not as many anglers as usual, the war no doubt being the cause. 



Bass were very plentiful, white fish and salmon extra good. Cbarse fish were 

 caught in great quantities. 



Ducks are numerous. 



Muskrats are more abundant than in former years. 



From Overseer John Haggerty, of Gilmour P.O., for townships of Grimsthorpe 

 and Cashel. • ■ 



Partridge are very scarce. ' 



Deer are plentiful. 

 Beaver numerous and increasing. 

 Mink quite plentiful, but muskrats less so. 

 Otter and fisher are quite scarce. 

 Speckled trout and bass are very plentiful. 

 Wolves are very thick through centre of township of Grimsthorpe. 



From Overseer James McCaw, of Bancroft, for Townships of Faraday, Dun- 

 gannon and Herschell. 



The past season has been one of the best on record with regard to Baptiste 

 Lake. Some very fine catches have been taken. A lady captured a trout weighing 

 2714 lbs., and another fisherman caught some bass weighing 4 and 5 lbs. each. This 

 lake if given publicity would soon become one of the best summer resorts in this 

 Province, as train services are good. 



Other lakes and creeks have been as usual with regard to fish. Speckled trout 

 and bass are getting plentiful, but of small size. 



Mink and muskrats are not so plentiful. 



Beaver and otter are getting more plentiful. 



I would recommend that the close season for partridge should be from Novem- 

 ber 1st to Nov. 15th in each and every year so long as deer season remains aa at 

 present — November 1st to November 15th in each year. 



From Overseer J. W. McGowan, of Tweed, for the Townships of Hungerford 

 and Huntingdon. 



Fishing has not been as good as in former years but somi^ nice large maskin- 

 onge have been caught. 



Ducks were scarce during the first of the season, but are more plentiful now. 



Partridge are quite numerous. 



Black squirrels are very plentiful. 



Rabbits are not so abundant as in other years. 



Mink and muskrat are quite scarce. 



Bears have been seen and a few killed. 



Deer are quite plentiful in this district. 



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