60 THE REPOET UPON , No. 14 



Trout fishing has not been near as good as last season. Whitefish was much 

 more plentiful. 



Hoop net fishing in West Lake has been fair. There seems to be lots of sun- 

 fish and dogfish. Other fish scarce. 



Ducks in the spring are very plentiful and feed close to the shores in great 

 quantities, but in the fall they are hunted so very hard that they become scarce and 

 are very wild. 



Partridge are very scarce. 



Cottontails and black squirrels are very plentiful. 



From Overseer Jos E. Lane, of Wellington, for the waters of Lake Ontario 

 fronting the Townships of Hallowell and Athol, also for the Village of Wellington, 

 in the Township of Hillier and for the inland lakes and streams in the said- Town- 

 ships of Hallowell and Athol. 



The fishermen report fishing for white fish the best for many yeary, while 

 trout are not so plentiful. Hoop net fishing has been extra good, as much as a ton 

 of dogfish and sunfish being taken from one set of hoop nets at one lift. 



Carp are becoming quite a nuisance in West Lake. 



Partridge are increasing. 



Ducks were very plentiful last spring, at the time of writing are jusfbeginning 

 to come back. 



Mink are very scarce. Muskrats are becoming more plentiful. 



Eainy River District. 



From Overseer E. L. Davis, of Fort Frances, for the District of Fort Frances. 

 Moose and deer are a great deal more numerous than they were ten years ago. 

 Caribou are very scarce. 



. As to partridge but few have been seen this last year. 

 All kinds of fish seem to be as plentiful as ever with the exception of sturgeon. 



RENFREV7 County. 



From Overseer Samuel Andrews, of Mickshurg, for the Townships of Bromley, 

 Stafford and Ross. 



Bass, maskinonge, trout and pickerel are scarce and very few have been caught 

 this season, while pike, suckers, mudpout and perch are plentiful. 



Muskrat and mink are scarce. 



Ducks and partridge are also scarce. Very few ducks have been shot this 

 season. Owing, I thing, to the high water in the marshes they keep out of reach of 

 the hunters. 



Deer are increasing in this district and are often seen in the settled parts of 

 the county. 



From Overseer W. L. Briscoe, of Killaloe Station, for Townships of Jones, 

 Sherwood, Hagarty, Radcliffe, Brudenell, Raglan and Lynedoch. 



Game generally has got more plentiful than in previous years notwithstanding 

 the trouble caused by Indians who consider they are entitled to hunt when they like 

 and where they like. 



Moose have been roving through the districts as they are often seen. 



Red deer are not as plentiful as they were in 1914. 



