34 THE EEPORT UPON No. 14 



From Overseer J. A. Moore, of Trenton, for that portion of County of Hast- 

 ings fronting Bay of Quinte from City of Belleville, west to the Trent River, as far 

 as Trenton Junction. 



Angling was very little indulged in this last season, and only one license was 

 taken out by tourists for that purpose, but the tourist traffic was practically nil, 

 and this should have an effect upon the increase of bass and other game fish, though 

 local anglers reported great scarcity and very few catches. 



Ducks were very scarce during this last season and few have ibeen killed. 

 Whether the number is decreasing, or whether they have stopped tarrying in these 

 waters in the fall I cannot say, but all the hunters reported very few ducks. It 

 may be that the manner heretofore used of shooting for the market by a great 

 number of persons is the cause of it, and if such be the case to prohibit the sale of 

 wild ducks would aid in protecting these birds. 



Partridges are very scarce and very wild, and hunters from the north of this 

 county report a scarcity of birds, and it would appear from this that the effect of 

 the two years' clbse season has worn off. 



Black squirrels are quite plentiful this year, but .there had been a great 

 slaughter of these animals prior to the opening of the season, as in the country 

 districts outside of the limits of the town there does not appear to be any protec- 

 tion whatever, and I am told that shooting was 'going on all through September 

 and October, so that when the season opened for shooting squirrels they were prac- 

 tically exterminated in this vicinity. I would recommend, therefore, that there be 

 a change in the black squirrel season, say, from the 15th October to the 1st 

 November, and that for the next two years shooting of black squirrels in the County 

 of Hastings and Northumberland be entirely prohibited, which would give these 

 animals a chance. 



From Overseer J. W. Morton, of St. Ola, for the Townships of Limerick, Tudor, 

 Wollaston, Oashel Lake and Grimsthorpe. 



Bass and trout fishing was fairly good this season. 



Deer are reported to be plentiful, also a number of moose have been seen. 



Partridge seem to be quite plentiful. 



Ducks are scarce but I hope to see more next year as we Wave planted wild rice, 

 celery, and duck potatoes. 



Not many muskrat and mink are seen. 



Beaver and bears, also wolves, are quite numerousk 



From Overseer E. A. Wootton, of Maynooth, for the Townships of Bangor, 

 Wicklow and McClure. 



Deer are reported plentiful in certain sections, especially in the neighborhood 

 of Algonquin Park, and we hear of quite a number of moose being seen. 



Partridge are reported in better flocks than last year, and are, I think, on the 

 whole more plentiful, but in some sections where bush fires occurred last year very 

 scarce. 



Ducks are comparatively scarce. 



Fur-bearing animals are getting very scarce except the beaver, which seems 

 to be increasing fast and are plentiful, and we hear of most of the streams being 

 dammed that are not too near the settlers. 



Fishing has been very good, both brook and salmon trout being plentiful. 



