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- The black ducks were very plentiful more so than they have been for twenty 

 years. 



From Overseer Fred Stanzel, of Carleton Place, for Townships of Beckwith, 

 Drummond, Ramsay and Pakenham in the County of Lanark, and Townships 

 Fitzroy, Huntley and Goulbourn in County Carleton. 



Black bass are about normal, but pickerel are greatly increasing. Coarse 

 fish are plentiful. 



Mink and muskrat are about normal. 



Partridge are about the same as last year. " ' 



Frogs are very scarce. 



Leeds iCountt. 



From Overseer W. J. Birch, of Delta, for upper and lower Beverley lakes 

 and rivers. 



Taking into consideration the large number of hunters in this locality for 

 duck, partridge and squirrels they were all quite numerous. However, I would 

 advise that the squirrel season should open at the same time as the partridge 

 season. I consider that the way it is now that it is too much of a temptation for 

 the hunter to shoot squirrels while hunting partridge and at the same time not 

 giving the game warden a chance to get after them. 



A few deer have been seen in this locality this summer a good proof that 

 they are on the increase. 



Our lakes were not as well patronized as formerly, a number of cottages 

 being empty and very few non-residents and visitors, however, the fishing was good. 



Muskrats were very plentiful being caught up into the thousands in my 

 district. 



A few mink were caught but they are reported very scarce. 



I strongly recommend a trapper's license, they are all expecting it. 



From Overseer Gordon Clark, of Westport, for the Township of North Crosby. 

 Deer have been quite plentiful. 

 Muskrats are numerous but mink are very scarce. 



Fishing has not been quite as good as in former years on account of the 

 water being low and probably because the fish have changed their feeding grounds. 

 Ducks are numerous and partridge are very plentiful. 



From Overseer Herbert R. Covell, of Lomhardy, for the Township of South 

 Elmsley. 



The fishing in Bass Lake was not as good as usual, owing, I think, to the ling 

 being so numerous. I would like to see the ling fished out of Bass Lake as 

 they are very destructive. 



The fishing in Otter Lake is reported better than usual. There were a 

 few salmon caught this summer, the first that I have known to be caught in 

 this lake. I am keeping a close watch that there is no netting going on in these 

 waters. 



Ducks, squirrels and partridge are about as numerous as usual. 



From Overseer John Fleming, of Newhoro, for the Counties of Leeds, Fron- 

 tenac, Ijennox and Addington, Hastings, Prince Edward, Northumberland, Lanark, 

 Carleton, Russell, Prescott, Glengarry, Stormont, Dundas and Grenville. 



