U THE KEPORT UPON No. 14 



Large whitefish have been scarce, very few have been caught this season. 

 The machine nets above Queenston have not done very well this season and the 

 seine fishing in the river has not been very profitable. 



Quite a number of sturgeon have been caught in the river by hooks. 



The angling in the river this season has been poor. 



Pheasants, the principal game in this district, were not as numerous as a 

 year ago. 



A quantity of ducks are moving around the lake this fall. 



The fur-bearing animals are not very plentiful with the exception of a few 

 muskrats in the ponds. 



From Overseer J. C. May, of St. Catharines, for the 'County of Lincoln and 

 over so much of the waters of Lake Ontario as lies in front of the said county. 



Fishing has been very good this year. The fishermen being well satisfied 

 with their catches. Herring and whitefish are very plentiful. 



English pheasants are about the only game in this district and they are 

 not very numerous. 



Manitoulin Distbict. 



From Overseer W. M. Boyd, of Kagawong, for Kagawong Lake. 



The past season opened with a cold wet spring and the partridge in this 

 district at least have suffered more than any other of the game birds. Very 

 small broods and very scarce to find at any time after the hatching season. 



Ducks have been and are quite numerous, more plentiful than for four or 

 five years. 



The tourist season started in somewhat later than usual but has been fully 

 as good as usual, keeping on into September. 



Fishing in Kagawong Lake for small mouthed black bass has been a revela- 

 tion to the angling world. Nothing to approach it has been reported from any fish- 

 ing point that any of the visitors were acquainted with, and I believe we had 

 the largest variety of towns, cities and states represented here this season of any. 



Perhaps the most eventful thing in this lake is the number of otter appear- 

 ing at different points. 



Mink, too, appear to be doing well. Muskrat only fair. 



Deer seem to be quite plentiful notwithstanding the objectionable provision 

 which allows a farmer to get one deer without taking out a license. How easily 

 many people get to think they are farmers for the moment, at least. 



I am more thoroughly impressed than ever that no man or boy should be 

 allowed to hunt without first procuring a license and I still think that if the 

 fee is to remain at two dollars the licensee should be allowed two deer or otherwise 

 one dollar and one deer. 



I would further recommend a close season for partridge for a couple of 

 years at least. The scarcity appears to be general from every point I have 

 heard from, and I think we should give them an opportunity to increase. 



From Overseer Andrew Hall, of Gore Bay, for west end of Manitoulin Island, 

 including the Townships of Gordon and Mills, in the District of Manitoulin. 



Commercial fishing has been very good in this district. Brook trout are 

 fairly plentiful but not as many as usual were caught. 



