36 THE EEPOKT UPON No. 14 



Kent County. 



From Overseer John Grotty, of Bothwell, for the Eiver Thames between village 

 of Wardsville and easterly limits of County of Kent. 



Game birds are more plentiful, especially partridge and woodcock. Thanks 

 to protection, there is a very noticeable increase in the number of quail. 



Black squirrel seems quite plentiful. 



A few muskrats are the only fur-bearing animals in the district. 



From Overseer John Featherston, of Wheatley, for Townships Romney, East 

 Tilbury and Ealeigh. 



The fishing during the months of November and Deceniber .(1914) was about 

 up to the average. 



Some fine catches of whitefish were brought in from the pound nets, and the 

 price being very high brought the result well up to the average year. 



The tugs fishing gill nets made some large catches of whitefish and pickerel 

 during the early spring, but later their catch was only fair fishing. The pound nets 

 during the present season have had very light catches and nearly all fish seem very 

 scarce, especially herring, which has in the past been our great commercial fish, in 

 fact this year it seems almost to be depleted, but no good reason for this is offered 

 by the fishermen. Some say we have had too much east wind, while others say we 

 are allowing too much fishing with gill nets, and others are of the opinion that Lake 

 Erie is fast being depleted Cf herring. The catch of Blue Pike seems- to be the 

 most profitable this season, with good prices except in the spring, when there was a 

 glut. 



Quail seem to be very plentiful, and with proper protection as at present will 

 increase. 



Squirrels are more numerous than for years. 



From Overseer Richard Little, of Wallacehurg, for County Kent, fronting on 

 Lake St. €lair, exclusive of Dover West Township, also Walpole and (Ste. Annes 

 Islands, County Lamb ton. 



Commercial fishing has been exceptionally good; carp were caught in great 

 numbers during the spring and summer, but the quantity has fallen off somewhat 

 during the autumn months ; in fact, at present almost none are being caught. 



Angling for bass and other game fish has not been as good as in former seasons ; 

 this is, no doubt, accounted for by the bad weather conditions. 



The lake and marsh ducks are here in great quantities. 



Quail are reported to be increasing in some sections of this district; snipe 

 and woodcock seem to be not appreciably decreasing. 



From Overseer James McVittie, of Blenheim, for the Townships of Orford, 

 Howard and Harwich. 



During the* spring of 1915 and all through the summer till date of writing ihe 

 fishing has been very poor and the pound net fishermen will not make enough this 

 summer to pay their help, unless the fall season is better. Some of the gill net 

 men had the best spring fishing they ever had, the catch being jvery large and the 

 prices good. 



Ducks are not very plentiful yet, as the hides have to be put on shore and not 

 built out in the water this year the poor man who goes for a day's shooting has just 

 as good a chance as the fellow who could stay there all season in his box, big enough 



