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would equalize things up and the poor man who can only aSord a few days shooting 

 during the season would have a change to get a duck and not he controlled by the 

 S(!i(;oi)crs. 



Ducks were pleutifui, but duck sljootei-s txtn increasing at the same tihie. 



All other game appears fairly plentiful. 



I am pleased to say that this fall the catch and take of herring never was 

 better, also the size of the fish show a good increase. This is owing to the cutting 

 out of the 2% mesh herring nets. 



YoEK County. 



From Overseer Albert E. Tarry, of Toronto, for Townships of Etobicoke, York 

 and Scarboro, and for the City of Toronto. 



Fishing continues to be poor as regards salmon trout and whitefish. I cannot 

 account for the scarcity of the fish in the lake. The fishermen report that the 

 herring is a little better this fall. 



Angling is a thing of the past. There are no fish to be caught by hook and 

 line. All the-waters where angling is done are over-run by carp. 



All ducks are very scarce except cowene and sawbills. 



There are no muskrats to be had as their grounds have been destroyed by the 

 harbor reclamation work. 



From Overseer lloht. Tilhtt, of Roach's Point, for the Township of North 

 York. 



The granting of spearing licenses was a good thing for the men that depend on 

 fishing for a living, as they all report good catches. 



Salmon are very plentiful, fishermen say they never saw them so thick as they 

 were last winter. They can see the benefit of protecting the fish by a close season. 



There was good trolling for maskinonge this summer, some very large ones 

 l)eing caught. 



Bass were very plentiful aroimd the islands and were larger than usual. 



There are very few fur-bearing animals here. 



Ducks, geese and partridge are very scarce and there are no woodcock here. 



From Overseer Charles West, of Holland Landing, for Holland River in 

 County of York. 



I have every reason to believe that there has been a satisfactory increase in all 

 kinds of game fish, especially black bass, which are becoming very numerous. 



The duck shooting has been very poor so far this fall owing to the fine weather 

 and the scarcity of feed, no rice growing here this year. 



Partridge are quite numerous. 



Black squirrels and rabbit^ are becoming more plentiful each year. 



From Oveme'er 0. W. West, of Holland Landing, for east bank of Holland 



River, through Township of Gwillimbury, and along the shore of Lake Simcoe, 

 through Township of North Gwillimbury, 



Maskinonge arc on the increase and there has been good trolling. 



Large and Small Mouth Black Bass also are increasing. 



Other game fish are holding their own. 



Game is quite scarce owing to the scarcity of feed and on account of the wet 

 cold season. 



Black squirrels are fairly plentiful. 



Mink and muskrat are making a very good showing as far as I can see. 



