66 THE EEPORT UPON No. 14 



Partridge this season are not very plentiful. The wet cold spring being too 

 much for the young birds. 



Duck are plentiful. Lake Nepigon being a splendid feeding ground for them. 



From Overseer Fred Gammond, of Slate River, for Townships of Neebing, Pai- 

 poonge, Pardee, lOrooks, Scobie, Blake, Pearson, Gillies, Marks, and Lybster. 



I find that moose and red deer are becoming very scarce, and I would like to 

 impre^ upon the Department the necessity of making some alterations in the Game 

 Laws. 



Firstly, the season opens too early and is too long, and with the extension of 

 the open season for one month in 1914, and now also for 1915, I am afraid that it 

 means the complete extermination of the noble game throughout these townships. 

 This has been one of the best sections, also one of the most closely hunted in the 

 whole district owing to their close proximity to the cities of Fort William and Port 

 Arthur and very easy of access. 



Partridge and rabbits are very scarce. I have seen only four partridge and 

 three rabbits in a trip of about one hundred miles through the woods. 



Beaver are very plentiful. 



Muskrats are also on the increase. 



Otter, mink, fisher, marten and lynx are very scarce, and I would recommend a 

 close season of two or three years. 



From Overseer Joseph YorTc, of Gravel Lahe, for the District of Fort William. 



Moose and red deer are fairly plentiful. 



Partridge and rabbits are very scarce, which, in my belief, is due to the numer- 

 ous packs of brush wolves. The district is overrun by them. It has beenj reported 

 to me that several carcasses have been found in the bush which have been killed by 

 brush wolves. I would strongly recommend a bounty to be put on those animals, 

 also that the partridge season should be closed for at least three years. 



Victoria County. 



From Overseer Wm. Adair, of Norland, for Townships of Laxton, Digby, and 

 Somerville. 



Maskinonge and bass fishing was not nearly so good afe previous years, owing, 

 I think, to the very rainy season and extremely high water. Trout fishing to the 

 north was about the same as usual. 



Beaver are very plentiful owing to the long protection given them. I would 

 say, in fact, they are becoming a nuisance and a source of damage to farmers in this 

 district. 



Otter are still' increasing, while muskrat and mink are getting scarce. 



Partridge are scarcer than usual, which I think would also attribute to the wet 

 season. 



There are very few ducks in this district at any time. 



Deer are reported as plentiful as ever. 



From Overseer J. R. Boate, of Fowler's Corners, for the Township of Emily 

 Angling was not as good as in 1914. The kinds of fish here are bass, maskin- 

 onge, perch, catfish, eels and sunfish. 



Muskrats have been plentiful here this season, but mink are scarce. 

 Raccoon are more plentiful than in previous years. 

 Partridge more numerous than in past seasons. 



From- Overseer A. Bradshaw, of Lindsay, for the Townships of Mariposa and. 

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