Jan. 24, 1914. 
FOREST AND STREAM 
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Game and Fish Conditions in Quebec 
An Interesting Report of Interstate Matters of Interest to Sportsmen 
Quebec makes a splendid thing out of her 
fishing and game resources. The report of Hec¬ 
tor Caron, Superintendent of Fisheries and 
Game of the Province, covering the fiscal year 
1913, shows that the revenue derived from fishing 
and hunting privileges, etc., was nearly $120,000. 
The rental of lakes realized nearly $21,000, the 
rental of rivers $43,625, and of Crown lands, 
leased mostly for hunting purposes, $24,254. The 
remainder of the revenue was derived from 
fishing and hunting licenses, etc., etc. 
There are incorporated in the Province of 
Quebec nearly, or quite, two hundred and fifty 
fishing and hunting clubs, all of them holding 
leased territory. The membership of the differ¬ 
ent clubs cannot be given, but taking it at the 
lowest probable minimum of an average of ten 
members to each club, it will be seen that the 
popularity of the Province as a fishing and hunt¬ 
ing territory is growing. As a matter of fact, 
the average membership of the clubs is much 
higher than stated. 
The lease of lakes by clubs varies with the 
size of the fishing waters, and runs from $1,000 
per annum (in the case of the largest clubs) to 
$20 for small lakes. From $50 to $100 seems a 
fair average. 
The salmon rivers bring in more revenue 
than the lakes themselves, and some very 'large 
sums are paid for salmon fishing. The Cas- 
capedia (Grand) rents for $12,000 annually; the 
St. John river privileges bring $4,200; the 
Moisie (Estuary) $6,300; the Bonaventure $ 3 r 
000, while quite a number of rivers bring as 
high as $1,000 each annually. The smallest ren¬ 
tal seems to be for the river Aux Rats and trib¬ 
utaries, for which $5.00 per year is paid. 
Superintendent Caron, in the course of his 
report, complains that people living outside the 
boundaries of the Province, particularly those 
who might be called near neighbors, are in the 
habit of enjoying Quebec’s fishing and hunting 
privileges without paying license fees therefor. 
He advocates that all clubs domiciled in the 
Province should be compelled to furnish at¬ 
tested lists every year, giving the names and ad¬ 
dresses of all members and visitors who have 
hunted or fished in the Province, during the sea¬ 
son. On this point he says: 
“All the verbal and written reports I have re¬ 
ceived during the year have convinced me that 
hundreds of residents of Maine, New Brunswick, 
and chiefly of Ontario, come and hunt here every 
year without taking the trouble to get a license. 
Thus, in the townships of Metgermette North 
and South, Langevin, Daaquam and Panet, in the 
counties of Beauce, Dorchester and Montmagny, 
which lie on the frontier opposite the State 
of Maine, a great many Americans come every 
year to hunt game. 
“How can this abuse be remedied? In my 
opinion, already stated in previous reports, the 
proper way would be to increase the number of 
game-wardens in a reasonable proportion, along 
the frontiers during the hunting season and rig¬ 
orously compel all clubs to give us every year, 
on penalty of forfeiture of their leases, lists at¬ 
tested under oath by their secretary, containing 
the names and addresses of all the members of 
the club and of all guests bound to take out li¬ 
censes, that is who have hunted or fished during 
the season. 
“One or two active and intelligent special of¬ 
ficers might be directed to particularly watch all 
the clubs in every division of the province ana 
see that the lists be sent us in accordance with 
each club’s books.” 
Speaking of game prospects, the following 
will be of interest: 
“Deer and moose have increased to a marked 
degree for some years. I cannot say as much 
for caribou as, from all the reports we have, 
fewer have been killed in the past four or five 
years. Many hunters say this is due to their be¬ 
ing harried by wolves, which are now seen as 
near as twenty miles from the city of Quebec. 
Caribou are still found, however, in fairly large 
numbers in the Laurentides Park and within a 
ladius of some miles to the east and west of it. 
“I must call your attention to abuses commit¬ 
ted in connection with the transporting of large 
game. We are informed that, in some places, the 
same individual takes out three or four licenses, 
with tags, in the names of relatives or friends, 
which enables him to ship eight or ten deer 
killed by himself. I consider that a good way 
to remedy this would be to attach to every tag 
a declaration that the holder of the permit has 
killed the animal himself. I understand that it 
will be difficult to carry this out at first, but with 
perseverance we shall gee the system to work 
and thereby end an abuse which is often re¬ 
ported.” 
New York Zoological Society 
The Executive Committee of the N. Y. Zo¬ 
ological Society announces that the collection at 
the Park number 4729 specimens, representing 
1290 species. Among the recent arrivals there are 
a black tree kangaroo, a great ant eater, a giraffe 
from the Sudan, two yaks, two clouded leopards, 
and a hartebeeste. 
The tanks and pools in the Aquarium are 
crowded, and among the exhibits there are the 
five surviving porpoises captured off Cape Hat- 
teras during the early part of November. These 
constitute an absolutely unique exhibit. 
Sufficient money has been granted by the 
Nty for the maintenance of both Park and Aqua’ 
rium, and the funds are turned over to these in¬ 
stitutions to be handled by them at their dis¬ 
cretion. 
During 1913 the Park was visited by 1.943,683 
persons, and the Aquarium by more than 2,200,- 
000. 
Various building operations co'mpleted or 
planned are the Public Service Building, Power 
Plant and Work Shops, a Yak Shelter, a Shelter 
Pavilion and a Hospital and Quarantine. 
The Society furnished fourteen bison for the 
purpose of stocking the Wind Cave National 
Park," in southwestern South Dakota. They were 
shipped November 25th and reached the Range 
three days later in good condition. 
The expedition to West Africa in search of 
jiving gorillas is still in the field, and one female 
gorilla has been captured and is in good con¬ 
dition. 
Carl Rungius has completed a painting of the 
Prong-Horn Antelope for the Gallery of Oil 
Paintings of American Wild Game. Charles R. 
Knight is engaged on a painting of the Snow 
Leopard. 
The endowment fund has been increased to 
nearly $300,000. There has been an increase of 
175 members during the past year. 
The annual meeting of the Society was held 
at the Waldorf-Astoria, Tuesday, January 13th, 
at 8.30 P. M. 
Big Game Killed on Saskatchewan 
Editor Forest and Stream : 
In the absence of the Honorable the Minis¬ 
ter of Agriculture, I beg to acknowledge receipt 
of your letter of the 29th ultimo, with reference 
to the number of deer killed in Saskatchewan 
during last season. 
Replying, we beg to say that returns from 
hunters are still coming in and we will not be 
able to furnish complete figures for another 
month at least, as there are several hunters who 
always require two or three reminders before 
they can be brought to furnish information of 
this kind. Again, this is the first time returns of 
this nature have been demanded by law and na¬ 
turally, our people have not yet got into the habit 
of sending in the returns 
From the returns to hand it is evident that 
the majority of hunters returned empty handed 
last season. This, no doubt, can be attributed to 
the unusually fine weather we had during the 
open season. The weather was quite mild 
and practically speaking, no snow at all to 
track the big game. We are receiving many com¬ 
plaints from hunters because the season proved 
unfavorable and they recommend that the open 
season be put back to the old date, December 1st 
to 15th, but they seem to overlook the fact that 
if this had been the open season last year, the 
weather would have been even more unfavorable. 
The fact is, it has been an abnormal winter so- 
far and conditions would have been the same in 
any case. Nine times out of ten, we may expect 
a good fall of snow and zero weather in this 
country before November 15th. the opening date 
for big game. 
We estimated that the number of big game 
killed was in the neighborhood of 400 animals, 
half of which number would be moose, one third 
deer, and the balance, elk, antelope and caribou. 
You will be pleased to know that the Legis¬ 
lature amended the Game Act at its last session 
protecting the antelope and the whooping crane. 
We have no word of any accident to big 
game hunters during 1913, either by correspon¬ 
dence or through the press. There have been 
several accidents, however, through the careless 
handling of shot guns and the provisions of the 
Game Act now prohibits the carrying of loaded 
guns in vehicles. 
The Attractions of Lake Winnepesaukee 
Lake Winnepesaukee, N. H., Jan. 15. 
Editor Forest and Stream : 
It seems to me that few people south of the 
New England Staes have any knowledge of what 
a wonderfully attractive lake is Winnepesaukee, 
nearly thirty miles long and twelve wide, sur¬ 
rounded by mountains, full of islands, (over three 
hundred) long necks of land running into the 
lake, beautifully wooded shore front with occa¬ 
sional sandy beaches, water clear as crystal, and 
last but not least, full of fish,-—lake trout, small 
mouth black bass, pickerel, shadwaiter (or white- 
fish) yellow perch etc. 
I was first interested in the Lake twenty 
years ago and in the small mouth black bass. 
Have fished there every year since with one or 
two exceptions. In 1897-88-89 fished principally 
in the neighborhood of Long Island and nearby 
islands, still fishing with hellgramite, frogs, grass¬ 
hoppers or crickets. At that time we rarely went 
out without getting a few big fish, three to five 
pounds and perhaps half a dozen from one to 
two pounds. 
