"adbf6724-f601-41ba-a45f-45c0ae0b9530"@en . "CONTENTdm"@en . "REPORT OF PROVINCIAL GAME COMMISSIONER, 1933."@en . "http://resolve.library.ubc.ca/cgi-bin/catsearch?bid=1198198"@en . "Sessional Papers of the Province of British Columbia"@en . "British Columbia. Legislative Assembly"@en . "2016"@en . "[1935]"@en . "https://open.library.ubc.ca/collections/bcsessional/items/1.0308220/source.json"@en . "application/pdf"@en . " PROVINCE OF BRITISH COLUMBIA\nDEPARTMENT OF ATTORNEY-GENERAL\nBEPOET\nOF\nPROVINCIAL GAME COMMISSIONER\nFOR THE YEAR ENDED\nDECEMBER 31ST, 1933\nPRINTED BY\nAUTHORITY OF THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY.\nVICTORIA. B.C. :\nPrinted by Charles F. Banfield, Printer to the King's Most Excellent Majesty.\n1934. To His Honour J. W. Fordham Johnson,\nLieutenant-Governor of the Province of British Columbia.\nMay it please Your Honour :\nThe undersigned has the honour to submit the Report of the Provincial Game Commissioner\nfor the year ended December 31st, 1933.\nGORDON McG. SLOAN,\nAttorney-General.\nAttorney-General's Department,\nVictoria, B.C., 1934. Office of the Game Commissioner,\nVancouver, B.C., January 31st, 1934.\nHonourable Gordon McG. Sloan, K.C., M.P.P.,\nAttorney-General, Victoria, B.C.\nSir,\u00E2\u0080\u0094I have the honour to submit herewith my Report as Provincial Game Commissioner\nfor the year ended December 31st, 1933.\nI have the honour to be,\nSir,\nYour obedient servant,\nA. BRYAN WILLIAMS,\nGame Commissioner. REPORT of the PROVINCIAL GAME COMMISSIONER\n1933.\nGENERAL SUPERVISION.\nIn spite of the continuance of the depression and the many drawbacks with which the Game\nDepartment has had to contend, it is highly satisfactory to be able to report that game conditions\nare generally excellent. A better idea of the general conditions is given in the reports of the\nofficers in charge of the various divisions.\nFrom these reports it is very apparent that, with the exception of deer and pheasants on the\nCoast, the condition of game and fur-bearers is as good as we could possibly expect. Big game\nin particular is in a flourishing condition and our experiments in stocking new country with\nwapiti and mountain-sheep appear to be highly successful.\nOur system of trap-line registration is not only meeting with general approval, but is producing good results with practically every species of fur-bearing animal.\nOn the whole, while many improvements which we had hoped for have not been possible,\nwe can still claim that British Columbia is the finest game and fishing country on this Continent.\nThe close co-operation between the Provincial Police and Game Wardens continues as\nformerly. Game Wardens have this year done a considerable amount of valuable work in\nassisting the police, and, on the other hand, the police have unquestionably rendered the Game\nDepartment most valuable assistance, particularly in districts where we are not able to afford to\nhave our own officers stationed.- Without their assistance not only would game suffer, but there\nwould also be a further loss of revenue.\nIn addition to once more expressing appreciation to the Commissioner of Provincial Police,\nthe Assistant Commissioner, and all officers and men of that Force, our thanks are also due to\nmembers of the various Game Associations who have given us most valuable assistance and\nencouragement in our work.\n\" IN MEMORIAM.\"\nIt is with deep regret that the death of two members of the Game Department during the\nyear is reported.\nGame Warden A. S. Cochran, after serving with the Department before and during the\nWorld War, was reappointed in 1929 and served as Game Warden in the Windermere District\nuntil June 18th, 1933, on which date he died after a brief illness.\nMr. T. H. M. Conly, after approximately sixteen years' service with the Department as a\nclerk, passed away after a brief illness on July 15th, 1933.\nANNUAL MEETING.\nThe annual meeting of the various Inspectors and Sub-Inspectors in charge of each division\nof the Province was again held this year, when everything which in any way affects the work\nof this Department was thoroughly discussed, and many problems over which there was a considerable difference of opinion were satisfactorily settled.\nFUR-BEARING ANIMALS.\nThe situation with regard to fur-bearing animals is quite satisfactory. There is not the\nslightest doubt that our system of trap-line registration is still producing most excellent results.\nIu fact, it has unquestionably been the salvation of our fur-bearing animals, notwithstanding\nthe fact that the stock of certain classes of fur-bearers, such as fox, fisher, and lynx, depends to\na great extent on their food-supply.\nWhile there was a decrease of 8S3 beaver on which royalty was paid, this does not mean\nthat the beaver themselves have decreased in numbers. In fact, the very reverse is the case.\nUnfortunately for the trappers, many of whom now have numbers of beaver on their lines, there\nhas been so little demand for this class of fur that the price of the pelts has remained very low,\nthough practically all other, pelts have been steadily increasing in value. Consequently, the\nmajority of trappers prefer to let their beaver live until better prices can be obtained.\nDue to the large increase in the value of marten-pelts, the trappers who for several years\nhave been taking care of their stock as they should have reaped their reward. Altogether, I 6 BRITISH COLUMBIA.\nroyalty was collected on 11,433 marten, which is far above the average for the past ten years and\nthe greatest catch on record since 1928, when prices were at their highest.\nThis has also been a record year for silver fox, the majority of which are ranch-bred. The\naverage number of silver fox marketed in the past ten years is only 329, but last year 917 were\nmarketed, and this year the number rose to 2,174. The prices of these pelts have increased\nenormously, and apparently the fox-farming industry in British Columbia has not suffered in\nspite of the depression.\nCross and red fox, practically all wild stock, have also been marketed in greater numbers.\nThe number of lynx has also improved considerably, though the total did not come up to\nexpectations, as the splendid food-supply of rabbits, on which these animals are principally\ndependent for food, should have brought an even greater increase.\nOur records show that 17,066 mink were taken this year, which is nearly 2,000 over the\naverage for the past ten years and the largest catch since 1926.\nThere was a small increase in the number of fisher taken, but a decrease was noted in the\nnumber of weasel and muskrats, the latter being principally due to winter freezing. In spite\nof the decrease, however, the number of both species taken was considerably higher than the\nten-year average.\nAs the price of furs seems to be steadily rising, there is every prospect for a successful\ntrapping season next year.\nDEER ON THE COAST.\nDuring the past year the Coast deer have been suffering considerably from disease. While\nthere has been quite a mortality on the islands in the vicinity of the City of Vancouver, Vancouver Island (and the west coast in particular) has suffered most severely. In that area\nhundreds of deer have died during the past year, the mortality being principally due to a\ndisease commonly known as fluke-liver, and to a lesser degree to a sickness caused by lung-\nworms. These epidemics occur periodically and are something over which we have no control,\nbut which will probably disappear in a short time, when a rapid increase of our stock will be\nnoted.\nUnfortunately, disease does not seem to have attacked the deer in those particular districts\nwhere farming is carried on and they are becoming a nuisance.\nPHEASANTS.\nFor the past two years, while our winters on the Coast have not been exceptionally severe,\nthey have been sufficiently so to cause a small mortality among our pheasants. This loss, however, would not have affected the stock to any material extent had we not had two of the worst\nbreeding seasons that have occurred in many years. This year, at the very time that we wanted\nfine weather, there was a succession of storms which caused serious losses among the newly\nhatched chicks. Consequently, the pheasant-shooting was not nearly as good as we should like\nto have it.\nIt is impossible to keep up a stock of this species of game bird unless you have a good\nbreeding season, but unfortunately most people do not realize this fact and the Game Department\ngets blamed because the pheasant-shooting is poor.\nIt is true that vermin is prolific, and this has also had a very serious effect on the stock of\nbirds, but at no time in the history of the Province has so much attention been given to the\ndestruction of vermin. All Game Wardens spend a great deal of their time at this work, and\nthey have been ably assisted by private individuals. Still, no matter how much vermin is killed\nor how many birds are released from the Game Farm, a good breeding season is of vital\nimportance.\nWhile the Coast has suffered from a lack of pheasants, the reverse has been the case in the\nInterior of the Province. Every district had an increased number of birds, particularly the\nNorth Okanagan, where last season's shooting was probably the best ever known since pheasants\nwere introduced on this Continent.\nCAPERCAILZIE.\nIn last year's report mention was made of the possibility of some of the capercailzie which\nwere imported in the year 1906 having survived. This year further reports have been received\nin this connection. REPORT OF PROVINCIAL GAME COMMISSIONER, 1933. I 7\nBirds which were believed to be large grouse were seen some distance up the Capilano River\nin the vicinity of the City of Vancouver, and the description given was very much like that of\ncapercailzie. Another report came from the Alberni District of Vancouver Island, where two\nbirds said to resemble small turkeys were seen. The third report was made by a man who has\nshot capercailzie in Norway and consequently knows the birds well. This gentleman positively\nidentified one of these birds in the Cariboo District where it had been brought to his attention*\nby two prospectors. Yet another report was received from a trapper in the Cariboo District,\nbut unfortunately this man died before a proper description of the birds was obtained.\nFrom the above it appears that some of these birds are still in existence.\nDISTRIBUTION OF GAME.\nSeventeen beaver were trapped on the Bowron Lake Game Reserve and liberated in the\nCentral and Southern Interior districts of the Province.\nTwenty-five wapiti were obtained from the Dominion Parks Branch at Wainwright, Alberta,\nand liberated at the north end of Adams Lake. In addition, thirty-one of this species of game\nwere captured near Penticton, where they were doing damage to the orchards, and were liberated\nin the vicinity of Princeton, in the Similkameen District.\nFourteen sheep were captured at Squilax and were liberated at Squam Bay, Adams Lake.\nNineteen fallow deer were captured on James Island and liberated on South and North\nPender and Saturna Islands.\nRESIDENT LICENCE FEES.\nDuring the past year there has been an agitation to have the ordinary firearms licence fee\nreduced to its old price of $2.50. The increase in the fee for this licence was made in accordance\nwith the wishes of a large majority of the Game Associations of this Province, who wished to\nsee an increased staff of Game Wardens, a better Game Farm, with the consequent release of an\nincreased number of pheasants, and a general improvement of the whole work of the Department. It was hoped that, by raising the licence fee, money for this purpose would be forthcoming, but unfortunately no one could foresee the continuance of the depression and that the\nextra dollar charged for this licence, which in the years of plenty would never have been noticed,\nwould be the means of preventing numbers of men from buying licences. Nor could any one\nforesee the necessity for issuing such a number of free licences to prospectors and the effect this\nwould have on our revenue.\nAt any rate, instead of increasing our revenue, we have had a small decrease and the much-\nneeded improvements which were anticipated have not come about. On the other hand, further\neconomies have had to be made.\nJust what effect the dollar increase actually had on our revenue is problematical. Nevertheless, there is no doubt that there are just as many to-day agitating for a reduction of the\nlicence fee as there were formerly for the increase.\nHad prosperity continued, while we might not have had the large increase that we anticipated, it is not at all likely that we would have had any loss. However, under present\nconditions there is a great possibility that some reduction of our licence fees would result in a\nlarger number being sold and an increase of revenue.\nREVENUE.\nThough we hoped that there would be no further decrease in our revenue, unfortunately\nsuch was not the case.\nWhile there was a small loss in revenue from our resident licence foes and also in the sale\nof confiscated furs, our great loss was in non-resident licences and trophy fees, which, in all,\namounted to $3,703.\nRoyalty collections and fur-traders' licence fees were higher, however, so that the total\ndecrease approximated only $1,500.\nThe prospects for increased revenue next year are considerably brighter than they have been\nfor several years past. The increase in the price of pelts makes it probable that more money\nwill be collected from trappers' licences and royalty.\nIn addition, a far greater number of inquiries have been received from prospective nonresident hunters and fishermen this year than for several years past. Many letters of inquiry\nhave already come from various parts of the United States and Europe, and also a few from India, China, and South Africa, so that, with the general improvements which now seem to\nhave started, our receipts should show a steady annual increase.\nGAME FISH CULTURE BRANCH.\nThe report of the officer in charge of the newly established Game Fish Culture Branch of\nthe Game Department should not only be of great interest, but highly satisfactory to those who\nare anxious to see an improvement in our stock of sporting fish.\nOwing to the small amount of money received from the sale of resident anglers' licences, it\nhas been impossible to meet the numerous requests from every part of the Province for assistance\nin improving fishing conditions, but these requests have all received consideration, and when\nmore funds are available an effort will be made to meet the requirements of those considered\nworthy of development.\nOwing to the necessity for rigid economy, the purchase of an oxygen-tank for the transportation of our fish to the waters where they are to be planted was not possible, but before\nlong such a tank will become an absolute necessity, as it will not only be an extremely expensive\nmatter to transport fingerlings in ordinary fry-cans, but the mortality will be far greater, to say\nnothing of the excessive labour in aerating the cans en route. If our operations are to continue\nas successfully as they promise to be, an oxygen-tank is necessary, and would undoubtedly pay\nfor itself within the first year owing to the present excessive cost of hiring trucks to transport\nthe fry-cans.\nOnce again the Department wishes to extend its most sincere thanks to Major J. A. Motherwell, Chief Supervisor of the Dominion Fisheries Department, and members of his staff, for\ntheir co-operation and readiness to assist in every possible way. We have also received much\nvaluable advice from Dr. W. A. Clemens, Director of the Pacific Biological Station at Nanaimo,\nand all members of his staff.\n\"A\" DIVISION (VANCOUVER ISLAND AND PORTIONS OF THE MAINLAND COAST).\nBy J. W. Graham, Officer Commanding.\nI beg to submit herewith my annual report covering game conditions in \" A \" Division for\nthe year ended December 31st, 1933.\nGame Animals.\nWapiti (Elte).\u00E2\u0080\u0094These animals have shown a decided increase on Vancouver Island. They\nare reported as spreading from the Shaw Creek Game Reserve, and from observations made by\ntwo Game Wardens while on patrol up the Nitinat River last July, elk were found quite\nnumerous at the headwaters and west of this river. Many reports have been received regarding\nwapiti at Nanaimo Lakes, which are believed to number about forty. The smaller bands along\nthe west coast have all been reported on the increase, while in the Courtenay District, where elk\nhave been observed, it has been noticed that there is a spreading of smaller bands, particularly\naround Buttle Lake and Tsable River. The larger bands in the Elk Valley and up the Oyster\nRiver have shown an increase this year.\nBear.\u00E2\u0080\u0094Bear are reported fairly plentiful throughout most of the districts of Vancouver\nIsland and have shown an increase in the Courtenay area. A few complaints were received of\ndamage done to sheep by these animals.\nBrown or grizzly bear are found only in that part of the Division around Knight, Kingcome,\nand Seymour Inlets, and also in Thompson and Mackenzie Sounds, where they are fairly\nnumerous.\nDeer.\u00E2\u0080\u0094Reports have been received of deer not being as plentiful as in previous years. In\nthe Courtenay District during the last few years large numbers of deer have died from two\ndistinct forms of disease, locally described as \" liver-fluke\" and \" lung-worms.\" Cougar also\nhave no doubt been the cause of the decrease in deer in some parts of Vancouver Island.\nAround the agricultural areas deer are still fairly plentiful and have been the cause of many\ncomplaints from farmers. Naphthalene flakes have been used at times to keep deer out of the\nfields and in some instances have proven quite successful in preventing any further damage\ntaking place.\nMountain-goat.\u00E2\u0080\u0094On the Shaw Creek Game Reserve mountain-goat have not been observed\naway from the high levels where they originally took up their abode after liberation. Owing to REPORT OF PROVINCIAL GAME COMMISSIONER, 1933.\nthe amount of snow in that vicinity at the time when a patrol was made into the reserve last\nsummer, the Game Wardens were unable to reach the usual haunts of these animals, but it is\nbelieved that they are increasing slowly.\nFur-bearing Animals.\nBeaver.\u00E2\u0080\u0094A good increase in some portions of the Division has been noted in respect to\nbeaver. Complaints have been received of these animals doing damage to private property and\nto public roads.\nOtter.\u00E2\u0080\u0094These animals are scarce throughout the Division.\nMarten.\u00E2\u0080\u0094While not plentiful, marten are to be found throughout the Division.\nMink.\u00E2\u0080\u0094These animals are not very plentiful, although in certain sections good catches have\nbeen obtained.\nRacoon.\u00E2\u0080\u0094Throughout the Division racoon are fairly numerous.\nMuskrats.\u00E2\u0080\u0094Muskrats are plentiful and continue to be a menace to the agricultural lands,\nbut have been trapped quite extensively by trappers and others under authority of special\npermits when these animals have been found to be doing damage.\nUpland Game Birds.\nGrouse (Blue).\u00E2\u0080\u0094These birds are reported as being fairly plentiful in the Cowichan and\nAlberni Districts and scarce along the west coast of Vancouver Island. Cold weather prevailed\nin all districts during the nesting season, which resulted in late hatches and small birds.\nGrouse (Ruffed).\u00E2\u0080\u0094No increase has been observed in any part of the Division and these birds\nare not plentiful.\nQuail.\u00E2\u0080\u0094In the vicinity of the City of Victoria quail are plentiful, but in other portions of\nthe Island are scarce.\nPartridges.\u00E2\u0080\u0094European partridges have only been reported in the Saanich District and in\nthe vicinity of Victoria and are not plentiful.\nPtarmigan.\u00E2\u0080\u0094In the higher mountain regions of Vancouver Island a few ptarmigan are to\nbe found.\nMigratory Game Birds.\nDucks.\u00E2\u0080\u0094Throughout the whole of this Division ducks have been reported as plentiful.\nBrant.\u00E2\u0080\u0094Brant are considered scarce. In the months of March and April, during the\nmigration period, large flocks of these birds have been observed going north to their breeding-\ngrounds.\nGeese.\u00E2\u0080\u0094These birds are scarce, with the exception of the west coast of Vancouver Island,\nwhere they have been reported fairly plentiful.\nSwans.\u00E2\u0080\u0094Quite a number of swans have been seen in small flocks in the Campbell Lake,\nCourtenay, Qualicum, and Cowichan Lake areas.\nVermin.\nCougar are reported as still quite numerous and bounty was paid during the year for the\ndestruction of 501 cougar on Vancouver Island, while a number were destroyed by Game\nWardens. Many complaints were received of damage done by these animals both to private\nstock and to game. These complaints were investigated by Game Wardens and in a number of\neases with good results.\nWolves are increasing and several have been destroyed in the Alert Bay District. Complaints have been received from Heriot Bay regarding a number of sheep killed by these animals.\nDuring the year 294 domestic cats gone wild have been destroyed by Game Wardens.\nNoxious birds destroyed by Game Wardens during the year are as follows:\u00E2\u0080\u0094\nCrows 530 Hawks 43\nRavens ..'. 77 Owls 3\nEagles 20\nGame-protection.\nContinuous patrols have been carried out during the year and, despite the large territory\nto be covered by each Game Warden, good results have been obtained. The unemployed situation made the work of the Game Wardens far more difficult than in past years. Eighty-four I 10 BRITISH COLUMBIA.\ninformations were laid, resulting in seventy-eight convictions for violations of the Game and\nFishery Acts and regulations. Nine of the convictions were obtained under the Special Fishery\nRegulations and sixty-nine under the \" Game Act,\" eight of which were for violations of section\n11 (2) of the Act.\nGame Propagation.\nDuring the year 885 pheasants were liberated on Vancouver Island from the Elk Lake Game\nFarm, as follows :\u00E2\u0080\u0094\nSaltspring Island 70 Nanaimo 88\nDuncan 149 Parksville 54\nNorth Pender Island 6 Courtenay 88\nVictoria-Sidney 268 Alberni 88\nSooke 30 Ladysmith 44\nAll of the birds released in the above-mentioned districts were in excellent condition.\nGame Reserves.\nIn this Division the game reserves are Mount Douglas Park, Little Saanich Mountain, Elk\nand Beaver Lakes, Shaw Creek, Strathcona Park, and the Forbidden Plateau. Apart from these\nreserves, there are also the following bird sanctuaries in the Victoria District: Victoria Harbour\nBird Sanctuary, Shoal and Roberts Bay, and Esquimalt Lagoon.\nAs these reserves are carefully patrolled they have proven a great asset from a standpoint\nof game-conservation.\nFur Trade.\nThere is not a great deal of trading in fur carried on in this Division, as the majority of fur\ntrapped is shipped direct to Vancouver or other outside markets. Royalty is collected only in\nsmall amounts, due to the fact that this tax is only collected on export or upon shipment to a\ntanner within the Province.\nFur-farming.\nA number of fur-farms are still being operated on Vancouver Island, and although the low\nprice of fur has been a drawback, some of these fur-farmers seem to be doing fairly well.\nRegistration of Trap-lines.\nIn this Division there are approximately 484 registered trap-lines. The system of registration has proven most successful and is a great aid in the conservation of fur.\nRegistration of Guides.\nVery little information can be given under this heading, due to the fact that there are\npractically no registered guides in this Division.\nSpecial Patrols.\nMany patrols were made by the Game Wardens during the year, but two special patrols\nwere made up the West Coast, one into Shaw Creek Game Reserve and one to Port Renfrew by\nway of the Shaw Creek Game Reserve. These patrols have had a very good effect.\nHunting Accidents.\nThere was but one hunting accident in this Division during the year, which resulted in the\ndeath of one Stanley Bayne, of Beaver Creek, Alberni, B.C.\nOn June 29th, 1933, Mr. Bayne was reported shot in his field by some person or persons\nunknown. Mr. Bayne was conveyed to the West Coast Hospital, where he died the following\nday. After investigation Ralph Emery was placed under arrest on a charge of \" manslaughter,\"\nand a preliminary hearing was held at Alberni, when he was committed for trial at the Assize\nCourt in Nanaimo.\nIt was found that Emery had been out driving and had taken a rifle along with the intention of shooting a deer which he had often seen in the Bayne field. Two shots were fired at the\ndeer, which was in a direct line with the Bayne farm, and unfortunately Mr. Bayne was in that\ndirection and was hit by one of the bullets which resulted in his death. On October 12th, 1933, Emery was tried at the Assize Court in Nanaimo and was found\n\" not guilty.\"\nEmery was not a British subject and was not the holder of a firearms licence. He was\ntherefore charged under the \" Game Act\" and was fined the sum of $60, which he paid.\nSummary and General Game Conditions.\nThe usual complaints have been received from farmers regarding damage done by deer.\nDoe deer especially are becoming a nuisance to the farmers and many requests have been\nreceived for an open season on doe deer. These deer breed in close proximity to farms and\nscarcely ever feed in the daytime, but at night leave their young and make raids on the farmers'\ncrops. It might be advisable to open the season on doe deer during 1934.\nGame conditions have been fairly good and, despite the many unemployed, the licence returns\nshow a little decrease over 1932, but in some parts of the Division returns show an increase. A\nclose check has been kept ou the issuance of farmers' ordinary firearms licences and prospectors'\nfirearms licences. Very few non-resident firearms licences were issued.\nThe deer-tag system now in use is a decided improvement, although in some instances it has\nbeen brought to notice where the tags have been experimented with and infractions committed.\nThis, however, might be avoided by some slight amendment to the regulations.\nAll parts of the Division have been continually patrolled and complaints investigated and\nattended to by the Game Wardens in their respective districts.\nConsidering the large area being patrolled by the eight Game Wardens in this Division,\nresults have been most satisfactory. I again wish to express my appreciation of the co-operation\nand support given me throughout the year by the Game Wardens, and I also wish to thank the\nmembers of the B.C. Police Department for their assistance and co-operation.\n\"B\" DIVISION (KOOTENAY AND BOUNDARY DISTRICTS).\nBy C. F. Kearns, Officer Commanding.\nHerewith I beg to submit my annual report covering game conditions in \" B \" Division for\nyear ended December 31st, 1933.\nGame Animals.\nDeer.\u00E2\u0080\u0094Mule-deer are plentiful and white-tail deer are also numerous, with the exception of\nKettle Valley, Okanagan, and Similkameen Districts, where they are comparatively scarce. It\nis unanimously conceded that deer are more abundant in all sections than at any time within\nthe memory of the oldest residents. This does not refer to specific localities like the Kettle\nValley, which has always been a favourable winter ground for these animals, but to some\nsections where a score or more years ago deer were almost a rarity. During the past year\nnumerous complaints were received from farmers and fruit-growers in the Kootenays, Arrow\nLakes, and Okanagan sections, particularly with reference to damage done by deer during the\nearly spring and summer with regard to browsing on young fruit-trees. In this connection\nnaphthalene flakes were supplied gratis by the Game Department and in the majority of cases\nwere very efficacious in keeping deer from orchards and garden-plots.\nMoose.\u00E2\u0080\u0094Moose are still increasing and extending their range and have definitely established\nthemselves in sections where they were hitherto unknown, and there is no reason why they\nshould not continue to spread in suitable sections of the country.\nWapiti (Elk).\u00E2\u0080\u0094Elk are particularly plentiful in the Rocky Mountain section of the East\nKootenay and continue to increase and extend their range.\nCaribou.\u00E2\u0080\u0094These animals did not suffer to any great extent from the short open season last\nfall and are in sufficient numbers to permit an open season next year.\nMountain-goat.\u00E2\u0080\u0094Mountain-goat are well established and distributed over the Division, and\nwith the exception of the Similkameen, Lower Okanagan, and Boundary Districts are definitely\nnumerous.\nMountain-sheep.\u00E2\u0080\u0094These animals are well established in the Rocky Mountains and are particularly plentiful in that area adjacent to the Elk River Game Reserve. In other sections,\nowing to the lack of suitable terrain, they are not numerous. Small bands are to be found in\nthe watershed north and east of the Upper Arrow Lakes and the headwaters of Sheep Creek\nnorth of Rossland, the vicinity of Okanagan Falls, and in the Ashnola section of the Similka- I 12 BRITISH COLUMBIA.\nmeen. From information received their numbers are not appreciably diminishing, although no\ngreat increase has been noted.\nBear.\u00E2\u0080\u0094Black and brown bear are well distributed, as also are grizzly on the higher ranges.\nThese latter-mentioned animals are not plentiful in the Similkameen, Okanagan, and Boundary\nDistricts.\nFur-bearing Animals.\nThe main fur-catch for this section of the Province is mink, marten, lynx, and weasel, and\nthese fur-bearers may be regarded as fairly plentiful. Otter and fox are trapped occasionally,\nwhile fisher and wolverine are sparsely distributed. Beaver and muskrats are definitely on the\nincrease. With the present system of trap-line registration the danger of overlapping any\nparticular locality has been limited to a great extent, and there is no reason why the 500 trap-\nlines in this Division should not continue to produce a varying income for the individual trappers\n\u00E2\u0080\u0094according to the price of fur\u00E2\u0080\u0094for an indefinite period.\nUpland Game Birds.\nBlue, ruffed, and Franklin's grouse are well able to stand the present open seasons, and\nwhile in the neighbourhood of the larger settlements their numbers are not numerous, they are\nstill firmly established and apparently in no danger of undue decimation by hunters.\nThere are a few flocks of prairie-chicken in the East Kootenay Valley, but are not numerous,\nalthough they appear to be increasing. A few of these birds are. also found in the Boundary\nDistrict.\nPtarmigan are to be found in small numbers throughout the Division, but owing to their\ncomparative inaccessibility they are little hunted.\nPheasants.\u00E2\u0080\u0094These birds are abundant in the Similkameen and Lower Okanagan and have\nincreased considerably in the Creston and Grand Forks area, where the initial stock was released\na few years ago.\nPartridges.\u00E2\u0080\u0094With the exception of the Lower Okanagan and Similkameen Districts, where\nthese birds are in fair numbers, they do not appear to show any inclination to establish themselves in the remainder of the Division. Partridges are often reported in the Boundary, Arrow\nLakes, West Kootenay, East Kootenay, and Columbia Valley, but it is considered that these\nbirds are more or less transient in those sections.\nQuail.\u00E2\u0080\u0094Quail appear to be holding their own in the Lower Okanagan and Similkameen,\nwhere they are found in fair numbers.\nMigratory Game Bikds.\nThe main nesting-places for water-fowl are the Lower Okanagan, the Duncan River at the\nhead of Kootenay Lake, and the Kootenay River from Kootenay Lake to the International\nBoundary, and the Columbia River from its source in Columbia Lake to a short distance below\nGolden. However, a myriad of small lakes and sloughs throughout the Division also supply\nconsiderable nesting-sites for limited numbers of geese and ducks. There was a marked and\ndefinite increase during the past season both in the local-bred ducks and migratory water-fowl\nfrom the north. Very good sport was obtained, particularly in the Creston area and in the East\nKootenay north from Canal Flats. A few swans were noted in migration, but do not appear to\nnest in this Division, with the exception of the Vaseaux Lake Bird Sanctuary.\nVermin.\nNinety-four hawks, 745 crows, 832 magpies, 71 owls, 18 eagles, 64 cats, 20 dogs, 54 coyotes,\nand 3 cougar have been destroyed by Game Wardens on patrol during the year. Coyotes taken\nby trappers also amounted to 286.\nGame-protection.\nThe present period of depression has been particularly trying from a standpoint of game-\nprotection, and a general impression appears to be current that the Game Regulations are more\nelastic than in previous years. A bombardment of requests to kill deer for food during the\nclose season, not only from country residents and prospectors, but also from people in the urban\ncentres, who feel that they should also participate. Needless to say, while worthy cases have\nbeen given every consideration, considerable caution has been exercised and any permits issued\nby Game Wardens have been strictly governed by local game conditions. REPORT OF PROVINCIAL GAME COMMISSIONER, 1933. I 13\nThe position of the Game Wardens in endeavouring to enforce the Game Regulations has\nbeen far from envious, especially in districts like Fernie, where the closing-down of the coalmines has resulted in a large proportion of residents being dependent entirely on relief measures.\nA number of prosecutions in that section, as well as in other parts of the Division, resulted in\nthe paradoxical situation of the Game Warden who laid the information and prosecuted for a\nviolation of the \" Game Act\" also requesting the presiding Magistrate to exercise leniency on\naccount of the distressing circumstances of the accused. In this connection a number of deferred\nsentences were imposed for game violations during the year.\nThe Game Wardens have been very active throughout the Division and patrolled constantly\nboth winter and summer. Convictions for offences under the \" Game Act \" during the year\nnumbered seventy-eight; this total also including prosecutions under the Special Fishery\nRegulations.\nGame Propagation.\nAs well as stocking the Similkameen, Okanagan, Grand Forks, and Creston Districts,\npheasants from the Provincial Game Farm were also released at suitable points on the Upper\nand Lower Arrow Lakes and Columbia Valley. These birds are doing well and have increased\ntheir numbers since being liberated. It is hoped fresh stock will be turned loose next spring,\nand it is believed that the above-mentioned areas, particularly the Columbia Valley, will prove\nas successful an experiment as in the case of the Okanagan District.\nGame Reserves.\nThe Elk River Game Reserve has been patrolled constantly both summer and winter by the\nGame Wardens stationed at Fernie and Canal Flats. This area is a magnificent stretch of well-\nwatered mountainous country with abundant pasturage. Not only is it an ideal propagation\narea for elk, moose, sheep, goat, and deer, but it offers a sanctuary for fur-bearing animals. Its\nvalue is amply proven by the abundance and variety of game both within and without its\nborders. The big-game hunting in the White River area and the Palliser Valley adjacent to\nthe Game Reserve cannot be surpassed for sheep, goat, elk, moose, and both white-tail and\nmule deer.\nPatrolling the game reserve during the winter-time is an arduous and difficult matter on\naccount of the numerous streams, rough going, and, in places, heavy snowfall. In this connection Game AVarden Sinclair, of Canal Flats, is to be commended for the capable manner in\nwhich he has continually made extensive and arduous patrols during severe winter weather.\nThese patrols are necessary to ensure that the stock of fur-bearing animals, particularly beaver\nin the Middle and North Forks of the White River, are not molested by poachers.\nThe deer sanctuary along the Wigwam River, near Elko, is and has been a great benefit as\na winter yarding-ground for deer, particularly during the later part of the open season. There\nis a strong feeling among the sportsmen that this sanctuary should be converted into a game\nreserve, which would simplify the task of protective measures thereon, as at the present time\nhunters are not debarred from taking firearms across the sanctuary or closed area.\nVaseaux Lake in the Lower Okanagan and the lake-front at Nelson still continue to\ndemonstrate their great worth as sanctuaries for water-fowl.\nFur Trade.\nThe bulk of the fur trade in this Division goes to Vancouver and comparatively little fur is\nexported direct to the Prairie Provinces or the United States. Since the price of fur has shown\nan upward trend a number of local dealers have taken out fur-traders' licences.\nFur-farming.\nThe various fur-farms in the Division appear for the most part to have weathered the slump\nsuccessfully, and now that prices are looking up again they express a great deal of optimism for\nthe immediate future.\nRegistration of Trap-lines.\nThere is no complaint with regard to our present system of trap-line registration and it is\noperating very successfully. I 14 BRITISH COLUMBIA.\nRegistration of Guides.\nThere are fourteen registered guides in this Division.\nSpecial Patrols.\nWhile few patrols could be classed as \" special,\" the following are worthy of mention:\u00E2\u0080\u0094\nGame Wardens Cameron and Washburn made a patrol into that section of the Elk River\nGame Reserve embracing the watersheds of the Bull and Elk Rivers during the month of\nJanuary, 1933. They carried supplies on their backs and were absent twenty-one days. They\nreported very heavy going in powdery snow, particularly over the Brule Creek Divide in\nsub-zero weather, when it was 40\u00C2\u00B0 below zero. During the trip they spent only two nights under\na roof. Much definite information was obtained regarding big game and winter-feeding conditions and no evidence of trappers poaching in the game reserve was observed.\nFor many years Game Wardens have been handicapped by the difficulty of securing information and convictions against non-residents, particularly those who enter British Columbia by\nthe isolated passes through Alberta and across the United States border. Convictions, difficult\nenough when a Game Warden is alone, were further complicated by the necessity of bringing\nthe accused about 100 miles or more on foot through rough country, particularly when a large\noutfit of pack-horses was concerned. In some instances the only convenient manner of bringing\noffenders before a British Columbia Justice would be to re-enter Alberta or the United States,\nwhich would remove the offender from the jurisdiction of a British Columbia Game Warden.\nIt was felt that a Justice of the Peace should accompany Game Wardens on such patrols,\nand for this purpose I was appointed a Justice of the Peace. Subsequently I accompanied\nGame Wardens Sinclair, Washburn, Cameron, and Ranch on patrols to the Alberta and United\nStates boundary and the Palliser and Elk River Valleys in the Flathead District. These patrols\nresulted in thirteen convictions under the \" Game Act.\" The offenders were tried in the locality\nwhere they were found and minimum fines were imposed in nearly all instances, which were paid.\nHunting Accidents.\nOn March 15th, 1933, Mrs. Harrington was shot in the left thigh with a 22-cal. high-powered\nrifle by Mr. Harrington, of Peachland. Mr. Harrington was passing through the doorway of his\nhome when the rifle went off and Mrs. Harrington fell to the floor. Her left thigh was shattered\nand she was removed to the Penticton Hospital.\nOn June 2nd, 1933, Miss Ruby Sweet, Waldo, age 15, was accidentally shot in the hip by\nR. E. Shumard, age 18, who was shooting gophers on his stepfather's ranch. Shumard's firearms\nlicence was cancelled.\nOn November 5th, 1933, Nils K. Johnson, Grand Forks, was out hunting with Ted Wright,\nalso of the same city. Both hunters were crossing windfalls when Johnson took his rifle by the\nmuzzle to knock some brush out of the way, when it was discharged, the bullet passing through\nhis chest, killing him instantly. Age 16.\nOn November 23rd, 1933, Crossley Taylor, of Gray Creek, while out duck-shooting, slipped\nand shot himself in the upper arm. He died on November 24th from his injuries. Age 31.\nAlexander Sherwood, of Fernie, disappeared while hunting with three companions near\nManistee Lake on December 10th, 1933. His companions searched assiduously for him, later\nassisted by the British Columbia Police and Game Wardens and a number of local residents.\nTheir search was hampered by a heavy snowfall and his body was not located until December\n23rd. The Coroner's inquest held at Fernie on January 3rd brought in a verdict of accidental\ndeath through a gunshot wound from the deceased's own rifle. The deceased, according to those\nwho knew him well, was in the habit of hunting with the safety-catch off his rifle, and it is\npresumed that he slipped and fell while going down a side-hill.\nSummary and General Remarks.\nThe present winter has been a very open one and from present indications will not be hard\non game. Not so many deer were killed this season as formerly, although there was a two-week\nopen season on does. There has been some slight feeling that our open season on deer was a\ntrifle too generous, but it does not seem that the bag taken was any larger, if as large, than in\nprevious years. Big game was easily obtained* in the East Kootenay, especially moose, elk,\nsheep, goat, and both white-tail and mule deer, while a number of bear (brown, black, and REPORT OF PROVINCIAL GAME COMMISSIONER, 1933. I 15\ngrizzly) were shot during the spring. The only natural comment to be made after viewing our\nstand of wild life during all seasons of the year, particularly on the winter feeding-grounds, is\nthat in this Division we have plenty of game. Even the most pessimistic hunter will endorse\nthis statement unhesitatingly.\nDuring the past year the Game Wardens, in addition to their regular duties, have cooperated with the other forces as they have been accustomed to do in previous years. Much\ncordial assistance has been tendered the Game Wardens by members of the British Columbia\nPolice and the Provincial Forest Branch, both in the way of personal service and the use of\nequipment.\nThe constructive suggestions and recommendations of the various Rod and Gun Clubs in\nthe Division have also been most encouraging and helpful in all matters relating to game\npropagation.\n\"C\" DIVISION (KAMLOOPS, YALE, OKANAGAN, CARIBOO, AND\nCHILCOTIN DISTRICTS).\nBy R. M. Robertson, Officer Commanding.\nI have the honour to submit herewith my annual report on game conditions in \" C \" Division\nduring the year ended December 31st, 1933.\nGame Animals.\nMoose are steadily increasing throughout the northern part of the Kamloops District and\nare frequently seen very close to Kamloops, and particularly in the Deadman Creek District,\nnorth and south of the 51st parallel of latitude. 7\nThere is a tendency for moose throughout the whole Division to trek south. Reports are\ncontinually coming in showing a steady increase in numbers heading southward. Residents in\nthe mountainous country near Barkerville report a thinning-out in the number of moose, but\nthis may be attributed partly to the ever-increasing number of prospectors throughout the\nnorthern area and perhaps more particularly to a natural migration to the south. However, the\nconsensus of opinion among the residents and from the observations of the Game Wardens is\nthat moose have increased in number to a surprising degree in this Division.\nThe mountain-sheep liberated near Squilax several years ago are doing exceptionally well.\nFourteen sheep were trapped from this band during the year just ended and were liberated at\nSquam Bay, on Adams Lake, where they are doing splendidly. This area is more in keeping\nwith the type of country which these animals usually frequent.\nWe have had no success at Spences Bridge in our efforts to capture mountain-sheep liberated\nthere a few years ago and which have been a source of trouble to the farmers at certain periods\nof the year. It is hoped that these animals will eventually make their trail to the corral which\nwas built for their capture and where the usual salt-lick has been placed. At Shorts Creek, in\nthe Okanagan, there are, roughly speaking, about seventy mountain-sheep under protection.\nWest of the Fraser River mountain-sheep are reported as being quite numerous and those\nthat range east of the river in the Jesmond area appear to be holding their own. In other parts\nof the Division they are in fair numbers only.\nIn the Clearwater Valley and the Blue River District caribou are fairly numerous. In the\nSalmon Arm area and Williams Lake District, also the headwaters of the Willow, Swift, Bowron,\nand Swamp Rivers, these animals are about the same in number as last year.\nIn some districts in this Division bear are becoming a menace to the stock of farmers,\nespecially in the northern portion of the Cariboo, North Thompson, and Nicola areas.\nI would recommend that a trained predatory-animal hunter be stationed at divisional points\nin the Interior. The use of well-trained dogs is essential. Both black and grizzly bear have\nincreased, especially the latter, in the northern parts of the Clinton District. The shortage of\nthe berry-crop was mainly responsible for bear acquiring a liking for the stock of farmers.\nReports to hand show that deer are quite numerous, with the possible exception of certain\nparts of the Okanagan, where it is said no appreciable increase has been noted. A suggestion\nis made for a shorter open season. In the Peachland District the farmers are and have been\nsuffering a certain amount of damage in the orchards by deer rubbing their horns on the bark\nof the fruit-trees. In some cases newspapers have been wrapped around the trees for protection\nwith a certain amount of success. I am seeking the aid of the Dominion Experimental Farm\nauthorities at Summerland in an effort to find a suitable repellent during the winter months. I 16 BRITISH COLUMBIA.\nOne farmer erected a 9-foot fence in his efforts to keep deer out of his orchard, but without\ncomplete success. This area has always been a yarding-place for deer during the winter. The\nopen season on does would no doubt tend to decrease the number of deer in the Okanagan.\nThere are a few mountain-goat in the Jesmond District, also in the vicinity of Mitchell Lake\nand Horsefly River. In the Mica Mountain area, Clearwater, and south of Mahood Lake a few\nof these animals are to be found.\nWapiti (elk) are stated to be ranging east of Canim Lake and the Mahood Lake Districts\nand have been observed quite recently, but it was not determined whether their numbers have\nincreased or otherwise.\nFur-bearing Animals.\nIn the Williams Lake and Clinton Districts beaver have increased along various trap-lin'es\non account of water conditions having improved and the desire of trappers to conserve these\nanimals. Beaver were trapped on the Bowron Lake Game Reserve during the early summer\nand were liberated in various localities in this Division for the purpose of conserving irrigation-\nwater. If the animals liberated are treated in an intelligent manner they can be of assistance\nto the farmers depending on water for their crops. It is where efforts are made to take all of\nthe water from the dams that these animals suffer and become easy prey to predatory animals.\nI would suggest the restocking of certain registered trap-lines with beaver where the trapper\nhas suffered loss through poaching or other causes.\nIn the Lillooet and Nicola areas fur-bearing animals are not numerous. At Alexis Creek\nfoxes have increased considerably, the same condition applying to the Williams Lake District,\nalso the Cottonwood River basin. Lynx in the Kelowna District show an increase, but around\nVernon they are not so plentiful. Marten and fisher have grown in numbers in the Williams\nLake area.\nTrappers on a good many lines are refraining from trapping until a higher price is obtainable on fur.\nUpland Game Birds.\nPartridges in the Kamloops District are scarce. Pheasants in the Vernon, Cache Creek,\nKelowna, and Kamloops Districts have done exceptionally well and are increasing. Any Coast\nsportsmen who are under the impression that the pheasant-supply exists only at the Coast would\nhave a different impression should they happen to be hunting in these areas during the first few\ndays of the open season. Pheasants liberated some time ago around Alkali Lake, in the Cariboo,\nalso the Fraser and Chilcotin Districts, are doing well.\nIn the Nicola country reports are not very encouraging on upland game birds. Prairie-\nchicken are on the decrease in the Quesnal District, due no doubt to the severe winter of 1932.\nThe late spring this year was responsible for a poor hatch of ruffed grouse in the Barkerville\ncountry. Blue grouse were quite plentiful, except on or near main-travelled highways in the\nWilliams Lake area. In the vicinity of Clinton they were somewhat scarce, and this also\napplies to willow and Franklin's grouse in the Kamloops District. Owls and coyotes did considerable damage to upland game birds, and until a bounty is placed on this vermin grouse will\nnot appreciably increase in any district.\nTwo dead grouse were sent to Dr. E. A. Bruce, Animal Pathologist, Dominion Experimental\nFarm, Saanichton, B.C., for examination. Both of these birds were found under a tree in the\nKamloops District and showed no signs of having been shot. According to Dr. Bruce's examination, these birds showed signs of extensive bruising and both had pneumonia. Dr. Bruce was\ninclined to think that pneumonia was a secondary condition in birds weakened by some injury.\nMigratory Game Birds.\nDucks and geese were reported as having increased in numbers throughout this Division,\nwith the exception of the northern portion. In the Okanagan Valley, from Kelowna to Armstrong, geese were reported scarce. Wilson snipe in the Okanagan Valley show ah increase.\nWater conditions still continue to improve.\nThe Blackwater fur-farm in the Cariboo is an example of what a little protection will do\ntoward increasing the duck-supply. The ducks have increased there to a surprising degree\nsince the property was converted into a fur-farm. If there were more fur-farms of this type\nin the Province there would be a considerably greater supply of water-fowl. Vermin.\nIn the Kamloops country a very successful crow and magpie shoot was held by the sportsmen of Kamloops during the nesting season and over 1,000 birds were destroyed. An incentive\nwas added through the generosity of the local business houses, who donated numerous prizes.\nIn the Okanagan Valley crows and magpies are well under control. This valley is a shining-\nexample of what a little destruction of vermin will do toward increasing the stand of game birds.\nCougar are on the increase and will continue perhaps for some time unless a larger bounty\nis placed on these animals.\nCoyotes, as a whole, have not shown any increase. Trappers are very active in keeping\nthese animals down, as the price for the pelts is a fair incentive.\nAt all points in this Division it is said that big-horned owls are very numerous and may be\npartly the cause in the decrease of grouse and other game birds. In the Merritt District eagles,\nbear, and coyotes were exceptionally troublesome to farmers' stock. Nine coyotes, six bear, and\nfifteen eagles were killed by the local Game AVarden. Game AVarden Still, of A-'ernon, killed\n158 crows, 125 magpies, 46 hawks, 7 coyotes, 8 big-horned owls, and 8 house-cats gone wild.\nThree golden eagles and three black bear doing damage to stock were also killed by this Game\nAVarden.\nAssistance was also rendered to trappers and farmers, resulting in the destruction of\ntwenty-five coyotes in the Vernon District.\nGame-protection.\nThere were 102 prosecutions under the \" Game Act \" and Fishery Regulations during the\nyear, resulting in ninety convictions. Patrols were continually made and many infractions of\nthe Game and Fisheries Acts were prevented, which should, of course, be one of the main objects\nof any Game Warden.\nGame Propagation.\nSeventeen beaver were trapped by Game Warden Kibbee at the Bowron Lake Game Reserve\nfor distribution in other parts of the Cariboo and Southern Interior to conserve water for\nirrigation purposes. There were no losses in transportation and the special metal containers\nused in their transport were very satisfactory. Owing to the high water prevailing so late in\nthe season at Bowron Lake, fewer beaver were trapped. I would suggest that heaver be distributed during the coming year on certain trap-lines where conditions are suitable. Some of\nthe trap-lines to-day were depleted long before the system of trap-line registration came into\neffect. A rough estimate of the number of beaver on each line could easily be obtained from the\ntrapper when he purchases his licence and when submitting his return of catch. Reports to\nhand are that more of the trappers are conserving these animals.\nTwenty-five wapiti (elk) were liberated at the north end of Adams Lake and were in\nsplendid condition. These animals were a gift from the Dominion National Parks Branch and\nwere shipped from AVainwright Park in Alberta. They are for the first winter being fed a little\nhay until they get accustomed to their new surroundings.\nA large number of pheasants were liberated in this Division at points as far north as Alkali\nLake, in the Cariboo, where they are doing well. The high flood-water was responsible for the\nloss of many pheasants' nests in the Kamloops area.\nGame Reserves.\nThe Bowron Lake and Yalakom Game Reserves, together with the sanctuary at Tranquille,\nare the only ones of any importance in the Central Interior. Bowron Lake is more of a beaver\nsanctuary than a big-game reserve and on this area hundreds of beaver receive protection.\nFur Trade.\nFur is purchased here in a small way, but the greater portion of it goes to the Coast\nmarkets, where accurate records are kept.\nFur-farming.\nFur-farming is carried on to a very limited extent and has suffered greatly from the depression, but should receive added impetus from the expected higher prices on fur.\n2 I 18 BRITISH COLUMBIA.\nRegistration of Trap-lines.\nThis system should receive greater publicity at this time. Arery little is known about this\nsystem and it is now several years since a newspaper article describing same was published.\nI have not heard a single complaint from any trapper regarding this system of registration.\nThe policy of giving a reliable trapper a substantial area over which he acquires the sole\ntrapping rights has been followed in this Division. The short trap-line principle is not a success\nwhere there are too many trap-lines. This creates a tendency to overtrap and trouble of some\nsort usually arises.\nIndians in the Chilcotin have been reported in the past as neglecting to respect the rights\nof others in regard to trap-line registration, but during the latter part of the year they confined\nthemselves more to their own trap-lines.\nRegistration of Guides.\nThere are over thirty registered guides in this Division. I would again suggest that certain\nareas be registered in the name of guides\u00E2\u0080\u0094somewhat similar to the system of trap-line\nregistration.\nIn having a certain amount of territory registered in his name for hunting, a guide would\nfeel that game-protection would be to his own advantage and also that of hunting-parties. By\nthis means a system of trails would no doubt be kept in condition by the guides.\nSpecial Patrols.\nA special patrol was made by Game AVardens Maxson and Still to points east of Peachland,\nand resulted in a number of prosecutions against Indians of the Nicola District for killing deer\nout of season.\nAnother patrol was made by Game AVardens Maxson, Ewart, and Jobin to the Coquihalla\nduring the early part of September. Several Indian parties were checked up on their way to\nhunting-grounds. <\nGame AVarden Jobin made a special patrol into the Stoyoma Mountains, Anderson River,\nJuliet, Prospect, and Spius Creeks during the first week in December. Several trap-lines were\npatrolled. Mileage covered, 142 miles. All of the foregoing patrols had a beneficial effect on\nIndians and others.\nHunting Accidents.\nOn February 27th, 1933, Hector Marlett was accidentally shot by his cousin, Maurice\nMarlett, while out hunting deer at or near Moha. Death was not instantaneous, but took place\ntwo days later at Lytton. Apparently Maurice Marlett tripped over a log and his rifle discharged. Provincial Police investigated this accident.\nOn June 14th, 1933, AValter Hints, a prospector, living below AVhite's Landing on the Fraser\nRiver, rescued four men who had been wrecked on an island near his camp. Two of the men\nleft during the day and the other two, Alfred Cederberg and Eric Backlund, stayed with Hints.\nAt about 7 p.m. Hints went out to get some game for food, as the wrecked men had lost all their\nfood-supplies, and as he, Hints, was short of food himself; the two others remained in camp for\na while and then strolled up the trail in the opposite direction to that taken by Hints. Backlund and Cederberg were stooping over examining a location-post when Hints, who had made a\ncircle round the camp, saw them and, mistaking them for deer, fired. Both men were hit in the\nshoulder, Backlund seriously and Cederberg slightly. First aid was rendered to the badly\nwounded man, but he died shortly after. Provincial Police took action in the case after being\nnotified by Mr. Hints, and after an investigation he was exonerated of any blame.\nThere is a tendency in most hunting accidents of this nature for hunters to fire too quickly\nbefore ascertaining as to what they are shooting at.\nSummary and General Remarks on Game Conditions.\nAATith the exception of the northern portion of this Division, weather conditions not having\nbeen severe, all game animals are in better shape. Very little grain was fed to pheasants and\nother game birds owing to the lack of snow on lower levels. The deer season was a success in\nevery way, as the early snowfall brought these and other game animals down to the lowlands.\nThe number of firearms licences sold in this Division has slightly increased over the previous\nyear. The number of free farmers' licences has also increased. One of the greatest possible attractions the Cariboo could inaugurate would be to construct\nproper and well-gravelled roads into the best hunting and fishing areas. During the wet weather\nthe condition of the roads in the Cariboo District, which are off the main-travelled highway,\nis very poor.\nThe deer-tag system is still regarded by many as a nuisance, but as this is a conservation\nmeasure it really should not be objected to.\nThe policy of bringing game animals in from the Dominion National Parks should be continued oh a much larger scale, as there are still many places where these animals could be\nliberated to advantage.\nI wish to say, in conclusion, that this Department has received splendid support from the\nlocal Game Association and others in this Division, which has been greatly appreciated. Continued co-operation of many sportsmen with game officials in the course of their duties has been\nvery encouraging and we are indebted to them for the assistance rendered. The usual harmony\nexists between all law enforcement branches and every effort is made to assist whenever and\nwherever possible.\n\"D\" DIA'ISION (ATLIN, SKEENA, OMINECA, FORT GEORGE, PEACE RIVER,\nAND YUKON BOUNDARY DISTRICTS).\nBy T. Van Dyk, Officer Commanding.\nHerewith I beg to submit my annual report covering game conditions in \" D \" Division\nduring the year ended December 31st, 1933.\nGame Animals.\nMoose, caribou, and mule-deer are, despite the greater hunting activities of farmers, prospectors, and homesteaders, in very good condition and numbers.\nAArapiti on Queen Charlotte Islands are reported on the increase. A band of thirty-six is\nreported on the west coast of Graham Island. These species are also reported in greater\nnumbers along the Canadian National Railway, between the Alberta boundary and Tete Jaune.\nThe close season on these animals should be maintained in this Division.\nNo reports have been received regarding big-horn sheep. AATeather conditions have been\nmost favourable for all species of sheep and as a result a healthy increase is anticipated.\nMountain-goat are to be found in every district and, as conditions are favourable, a substantial increase in their numbers is expected.\nThroughout this Division grizzly bear are increasing. The bag limit and close season in\nvogue during this year should be maintained. Black bear are increasing and are becoming a\nnuisance.\nFur-bearing Animals.\nFur-bearing animals are on the increase throughout the Division. An exceptionally good\ncatch of fox, mink, and marten is expected. The usual annual catch of beaver and muskrats\nis also anticipated.\nUpland Game Birds.\nA very late and wet spring was the cause of great mortality among the young of grouse of\nall kinds. There is a sufficient, stand of birds, however, to ensure a good supply during the\nnext season, providing weather conditions remain favourable.\nMigratory^ Game Birds.\nDucks and geese are increasing throughout the Division and many nice bags were obtained\nduring the past open season.\nSwans, numbering about 200, were reported on the Nadina River, in the Burns Lake District.\nIt is definitely established that a number of these birds winter on the Tahtsa River and the\nNadina River in the Burns Lake area, also on the Bella Coola River and the Queen Charlotte\nIslands in the Prince Rupert District. A permanent close season is recommended on these birds.\nVermin.\nVery few cougar are to be found in this Division, but wolves are doing considerable damage\nin some parts of the Division, according to reports received. I 20 BRITISH COLUMBIA.\nCoyotes have been very numerous and, as they are quite easy to trap and the prices for\ntheir pelts have been fair, a large number of these animals have been trapped.\nAVolves have been increasing steadily over a period of years. From every district in the\nDivision complaints have been received dealing with the unusual number of these animals, their\ndepredations, kills, etc. Packs are reported in the Pine Pass, Hard River, Peace River, Finlay\nRiver, McGregor River, Prince Rupert, Telegraph Creek, and Bear River Districts.\nOwing to the great number of deer killed by wolves, settlers, relief-men, and homesteaders,\nthere is grave danger that the animals are being destroyed at a greater rate than they can\nincrease, and should such a condition be allowed to go on over a period of years the ultimate\nextinction of the deer may be anticipated.\nThe placing of a bounty, the use of poison, the appointment of special trained hunters, or\na combination of all these remedies, is suggested. Conditions are very serious indeed and\nshould receive all consideration.\nGame-protection.\nGame Wardens and Constables of the British Columbia Police have been very active in the\nenforcement of the \" Game Act\" and Regulations. Seventy prosecutions were instituted.\nDuring the year 94,589 miles were covered by the Game AVardens, as follows:\u00E2\u0080\u0094\nMiles. Miles.\nTrain 22,511 Launch 16,269\nCar 57,931 Steamer 2,348\nFoot 6,720 Dog-team 2,996\nHorse 3,548 Aeroplane 2,257\nGame Propagation.\nEuropean partridges imported from Alberta were liberated in the A7anderhoof District,\nwhile pheasants were liberated and are doing nicely in the Telkwa and Smithers Districts.\nAVapiti introduced on Queen Charlotte Islands are doing better than anticipated and are\nincreasing in numbers.\nGame Reserves.\nFour game reserves are to be found in the Division. Fort George (including the City of\nPrince George), Lake Kathlyn near Smithers, and Kaien Island (including the City of Prince\nRupert), established as safety-zones and bird-refuges, are well looked after and bird-life is\nincreasing. Kunghit Island Game Reserve, southernmost island of the Queen Charlotte Group,\nhas never been patrolled during past years. The boundaries of the Lake Kathlyn Game Reserve\nhave been cut out, cleared, and marked posters and signs erected. Work performed by Game\nAVarden C. D. Muirhead, Telkwa. Similar work will be carried out with regard to the Fort\nGeorge and Kaien Island Game Reserves during the coming season.\nFur-farming.\nA number of fur-farms are now solidly established. The production of pelts in lieu of\nbreeding stock is the main object. Very good results have been obtained. The licensing of\nfur-farmers and closer supervision and regular inspections by competent animal pathologists\nis recommended.\nRegistration of Trap-lines.\nNew maps were received and considerable work done in re-registering trap-lines. Owing to\nthe introduction of aerial photography making it necessary that all maps be reproduced, it was\nrequired to remap a great number of trap-lines.\nThe trappers are very well satisfied with the registration of trap-lines. A number of\ntrappers are now fur-farming, in lieu of trapping, their beaver, and the results obtained by the\nwhite trappers are being watched with interest by the natives. Quite' a number of Indians are\nfollowing their white brother's footsteps and are taking greater interest in the conservation of\nthe fur-bearing animals on their lines. We may look forward with confidence to trappers\neventually farming the fur on their trap-lines.\nRegistration of Guides.\nThe introduction of more severe regulations covering all duties of our guides and the\nexclusion of the non-resident from guiding operations in the Province is recommended. Forty-\nfive non-resident big-game hunters visited this Division during the year. REPORT OF PROVINCIAL GAME COMMISSIONER, 1933. I 21\nSpecial Patrols.\nNumerous special patrols have been made in each district. In the Peace River area a\nspecial patrol made by Game Warden J. S. Clark in the Hay River District and in the Prince\nRupert District and a patrol made by Game AA'arden E. Martin in the Taku River area are\nworthy of mention.\nHunting Accidents.\nHarold C. Mabley, of Fairview, Alberta, accidentally wounded Norman Mclvor, of the same\naddress, whilst hunting in the vicinity of Beaver River on July 5th, 1933.\nAValter Taylor, Smithers, B.C., on October 1st, 1933, near Barret, accidentally shot Thomas\nMonks in mistake for a deer. The victim subsequently died.\nGunnar Clavering, Prince Rupert, B.C., on October 7th, 1933, in the vicinity of Prince\nRupert, accidentally discharged his shotgun, causing a wound in his left wrist.\nJohn Andrew Hansen, Vancouver, B.C., on December 6th, 1933, in the vicinity of Butedale,\nshot Freeman G. Brynolson, of Seattle, AVash., in mistake for a deer. The victim died of his\nwounds.\nDan Shpikula, Fort St. John, B.C., accidentally shot himself on December 6th, 1933, while\ncarrying a rifle. This accident took place in the vicinity of Beatton River.\nSummary and General Remarks.\nConditions have been very good during the year, with the exception of an abnormal increase\nin the number of wolves. AArarm weather from February to April and an early spring proved\nvery beneficial to all game animals and birds.\nIn concluding, I wish to express my appreciation to all Game AVardens and the Inspector,\nN.C.O.'s, and Constables of the British Columbia Police for their splendid co-operation in\nenforcing the \" Game Act\" and Regulations.\n\"E\" DIVISION (VANCOUVER, COAST, AND FRASER VALLEY DISTRICTS).\nBy J. G. Cunningham, Officer Commanding.\nI have the honour to submit herewith my annual report covering game conditions in this\nDivision for the year ended December 31st, 1933.\nGame Animals.\nDeer.\u00E2\u0080\u0094Owing to the exceptionally mild season, the deer were not forced down from the\nmountains on the Mainland until after the season had closed; consequently the average hunter\nwas disappointed. As was the case last year, the Squamish, Pitt, and Harrison Districts proved\nto be the best areas in which to hunt deer. The Howe Sound Islands did not show up well, and\nit will be several years before the deer will be plentiful there again, as disease has killed off\nthe majority of the animals. It is pleasing, however, to be able to report that this disease\nappears to have just about died out. The Department would be well advised to secure some of\nthe deer being taken at James Island for liberation on the Howe Sound Islands.\nMountain-goat.\u00E2\u0080\u0094These animals appear to be holding their own, many being seen and taken\nalong the Coast and at the heads of the various lakes in the Division. A report was received\nthat goat were very plentiful in the immediate vicinity of Pemberton, on the Pacific Great\nEastern Railway.\nBear.\u00E2\u0080\u0094Black bear continue to be a nuisance throughout the Lower Mainland and many\npermits have been issued to destroy these animals during the close season.\nMoose.\u00E2\u0080\u0094It has again been reported that two or three moose have been seen in the Upper\nPemberton Valley, but it is doubtful whether these animals will ever migrate any farther west\nor south in this Division.\nFur-bearing Animals.\nBeaver are not plentiful in this Division, though the Pemberton Valley, Upper Stave River,\nand Skagit Districts prove to be fairly well stocked. The holders of registered trap-lines in\nthese areas are looking after the stock on their lines.\nRegistered trap-line holders report an increase in marten. These animals are very easily\ntrapped out, and I believe that this would be the case now if it were not for the present system\nof trap-line registration. I 22 BRITISH COLUMBIA.\nMink are fairly plentiful along the coast. Muskrats are very plentiful and prices on their\npelts advanced over the dollar mark this winter, resulting in the trappers going after these\nanimals a little harder than usual. The number of muskrat-pelts arriving on the Arancouver\nFur Market from Vancouver Island is steadily increasing, and the planting of these animals\non the Island by the Game Conservation Board and by private individuals a few years ago has\nmeant considerable revenue being derived from their pelts by trappers, though it has been\nproven that muskrats have been a detriment to farmers on Vancouver Island.\nOtter were taken in only few numbers in the Division. There was a decline in the number\nof racoon taken, while skunks and civet cats are becoming a nuisance throughout the Fraser\nValley.\nIn spite of the fact that there is no protection on red foxes throughout the Lower Mainland\nsouth of the Fraser River and west of Chilliwack, and though trappers and others have been\nencouraged to destroy these animals, reports indicate that they are still increasing. The pelt\nof the red fox taken on the Lower Mainland brings about $8 to $15 on the fur market.\nUpland Game Birds.\nIt is to be regretted to have to again report a very poor season on pheasants. The breeding\nseason was even worse than that of 1932, and owing to an exceptionally wet May and June the\nmajority of the early broods were lost. AAThen the season opened pheasants were scarce, and\nthe majority of those found proved to be very small immature birds.\nOn December 12th an ice blizzard in the Chilliwack-Sumas District resulted in the loss of\na large number of birds which had survived the shooting season. If the Department hopes to\nhave the continued support of the pheasant-hunters, it will be necessary to make provision for\nthe liberation of more pheasants and afford better hunting or the revenue will certainly decrease.\nPartridges do not do well in this Division and have been steadily decreasing for years.\nThere is a possibility that they may come back if we had a few dry seasons, and I would\nadvocate that the season on these birds be closed throughout the whole of the Lower Mainland\nthis coming fall.\nGrouse (blue) were not as plentiful on the opening date as they were in 1932. The rainy\nspring had a very bad effect on these birds as well as the pheasants. Quite a number of daily bag\nlimits, however, were obtained on Bowen and Gambier Islands.\nRuffed (willow) grouse were also affected by the wet season, although reports have been\nreceived to the effect that they were more plentiful around Squamish than they have been for\nseveral seasons past. The sportsmen of Squamish are advocating the opening of ruffed and blue\ngrouse on the same day, as in that district both species are found in the same area. We must\ngive this bird every protection or it will not be long before it becomes extinct.\nMigratory' Game Birds.\nMigratory game birds were more plentiful this season than they have been for some time.\nThe winter was exceptionally mild but wet, making conditions ideal for ducks, and as we did\nnot have the usual freeze-up they stayed with us all winter. As has been the case for a number\nof years past, the private shoots had the best of it, though it must be admitted that it is these\nprivate clubs (through their activities in feeding birds, and also due to the fact that in most\ncases they only shoot during the week-ends, thereby allowing the ducks to feed unmolested\nduring the balance of the week) who are responsible for the ducks staying with us in such\nlarge numbers.\nGame AVarden A. J. Butler caught and banded approximately 3,900 ducks during the year\non the McGillivray Creek Game Reserve, as compared with 1,413 during the same months in 1932.\nMr. A. L. Hager and Mr. George C. Reifel banded approximately 5,500 birds between them,\nmaking a total of about 9,300 ducks banded in the Division during the year. Mr. Reifel is the\nlargest bander.\nThe number of birds banded at the McGillivray Creek Game Reserve has been steadily\nincreasing from 533 birds in 1931, 1,413 in 1932, and 3,900 in 1933.\nWood-ducks were very plentiful on the opening week-end, and it is to be regretted that\nthere were a great many of these birds killed. It is felt that the daily bag limit on wood-ducks\nshould be cut to five birds. REPORT OF PROVINCIAL GAME COMMISSIONER, 1933. I 23\nSnow-geese and brant were just as plentiful as ever, although there were very few good bags\ntaken. Brant-shooting around Boundary Bay depends solely on the moon, tides, and weather\nbeing just right, and such occasions were very scarce during the_ past season.\nAVilson snipe were plentiful in certain areas, but taking the Division as a whole they were\nnot plentiful.\nSwans were observed in small numbers during the past season. Some of these birds were\nseen on Lulu Island, Sea Island, Pitt Lake, and on the McGillivray Creek Game Reserve, near\nChilliwack.\nBand-tailed pigeons were not as plentiful as in past seasons and very few complaints were\nreceived as to damage by these birds from farmers.\nVermin.\nCoyote-tracks were observed in the Squamish Valley and reports were received of these\nanimals being seen at Pemberton. Coyotes are, however, not plentiful in this Division.\nWolves are again putting in an appearance in the Squamish Aralley and are a serious menace\nto the deer in that area. It is felt that a bounty should be placed on wolves as well as cougar.\nOn the Lower Mainland cougar are not plentiful, although several have been killed in the\nHarrison Lake area.\nThe house-cat is the greatest menace to our game birds. Cat-traps have been provided to\nGame Wardens throughout the Fraser A'alley, with the result that a great number of cats have\nbeen taken.\nThe Game Wardens in this Division have been most active in the destruction of crows,\nresulting in an increase in the number killed over the preceding year. The following is a\nsummary of vermin killed by Game AVardens in this Division during the year 1933:\u00E2\u0080\u0094\nCrows 2,380 Owls 26\nCats 556 Eagles 19\nDogs 40 Coyotes 1\nHawks 126 Red fox 3\nGame-protection.\nAgain, as was the case in 1932, enforcement of the various Acts pertaining to game and\ngame fish was a difficult one. A great number of our sportsmen are out of work, and in a\nnumber of cases brought before the Courts the plea of poverty was heard, and this plea is being\nabused. In no case where such a plea was entered was it proven that the accused found it\nnecessary to hunt for the purpose of obtaining food. The minimum fine of $10 seems a little\nhigh during these hard times and Magistrates were inclined to accept pleas of poverty or\ndistress.\nDuring the week-ends all the officers from Headquarters were actively engaged with the\nregular patrol officers in enforcing the various Acts, resulting in the laying of the same number\nof informations as in the previous year\u00E2\u0080\u0094namely, 168.\nWe are also indebted to certain officers of the British Columbia Police for valuable assistance rendered throughout the season.\nGame Propagation.\nThe following is a list of the pheasants received from the Elk Lake Game Farm for liberation in this Division during the year 1933:\u00E2\u0080\u0094\nLulu Island 220 Ladner 230\nCloverdale-Langley 220 Chilliwack 160\nSumas-Matsqui 160 Agassiz 88\nNorth Vancouver 104 Pitt Meadows 260\nSouth AArestminster 12 Mission-Nicomen 128\nBurnaby 20\nIn addition to the above, some 212 birds allotted to the Sumas, Chilliwack, Agassiz, and\nMission Districts were returned to the Elk Lake Game Farm in view of the severe weather in\nthose localities. These birds will now be held over for liberation in these districts in the spring. I 24 BRITISH COLUMBIA.\nOn October 10th, 1933, five wapiti were liberated at McNab Creek, Howe Sound. This consignment consisted of two young bulls and three cows, received from the Vancouver City Parks\nBoard. Up to the time of writing this report, the animals, with the exception of one young bull.\nare doing well. The young bull was found dead on the beach shortly after liberation, but to\ndate the cause of death has not been discovered.\nGame Reserves.\nThroughout the Division the game reserves remain the same as in past seasons. The\nMcGillivray Creek Game Reserve boundary will have to be changed shortly on account of one\nof the farmers owning property in that area wishing to dispose of his land. The loss of this\npiece of land will not affect the reserve in any way.\nA considerable number of complaints have been received from persons living within the\nboundaries of the North Vancouver Game Reserve, due to the increasing number of bear in that\narea. AVe have also received complaints in regard to deer doing damage.\nBlue grouse are increasing in numbers in the North Vancouver Game Reserve area.\nFur Trade.\nThe fur-traders are still complaining about the royalties on some of the pelts, principally\nmarten and beaver. Prices took a jump after the close of the spring trapping, and the dealers\nin many cases were fortunate in being able to make good gains on the fur on hand. In most\ncases this sudden rise in the price of fur did not benefit the trapper, as he had already disposed\nof his fur. Muskrats were bringing a fair price throughout the fall, ranging from 50 cents for\nearly-caught pelts up to more than $1.\nFur-farming.\nThe number of fur-farmers has decreased considerably in the past few years. Those now\nin the business have had experience and are making a success of the enterprise. Occasional\ncomplaints are received in regard to the Department collecting royalty on fur-farmed animals,\nand suggestions have been received that it would be better to collect a licence fee for fur-\nfarming permits.\nOwing to the great amount of work and correspondence necessary in ascertaining whether\nor not certain foxes have been registered, the fur-traders complain of the different fees for\nroyalty on the pelts of farmed animals, claiming that a flat rate would be more suitable. Personally, I feel that a flat rate of 50 cents on all farmed foxes would be better than the present\nsystem of 75 cents on unregistered pelts and 5 cents on registered pelts.\nRegistration of Trap-lines.\nThe registration of trap-lines in this Division is working very smoothly. At the time of\nwriting this report there is not one outstanding trap-line dispute in the Division.\nRegistration of Guides.\nThere is only one registered guide in this Division, and this guide operates outside of the\nwestern part of the Province generally.\nSpecial Patrols.\nAs the Division is regularly patrolled, we have not found it necessary to carry out any\nspecial patrols, although many lengthy patrols have been undertaken.\nHunting Accidents.\nA number of hunting accidents occurred in this Division during the year. Six accidents\noccurred, one of which resulted in death, and four of the six were due to the hunter's own\ncarelessness.\nSummary and General Game Conditions.\nTaking the Division as a whole, game conditions were not as good as expected. The total\nrevenue of the Division decreased a little more than $2,000, the loss being principally in resident\nordinary and general firearms licences. The non-resident general firearms licence and the REPORT OF PROVINCIAL GAME COMMISSIONER, 1933. I 25\nseason and daily anglers' licences fell off to a certain extent. There was an increase of revenue\nfrom the resident anglers' licences and fur royalties.\nThe revenue of the Division for 1933 amounted to $66,747.12, compared with $69,082.51 for\nthe year 1932. Records show a decrease of 742 free licences to farmers and prospectors. The\nmajority of prospectors' licences issued at this office are granted to youths ranging from 18 to 24\nyears of age. In many cases these youths know nothing of mining or firearms, and it is felt\nthat if the Department could place a fee on the issuance of prospectors' firearms licences there\nwould not be so many required.\nTaking everything into consideration, so far as this Division is concerned, it is felt that we\ncame through the year very well, and I wish to express my appreciation of the splendid co-operation of the officers and men of \" E \" Division, British Columbia Police, Game AVardens and staff\nat Headquarters, and also for the assistance rendered by members of Game Associations of the\nLower Mainland.\nREPORT ON OPERATIONS OF THE ELK LAKE GAME FARM.\nBy Game Warden J. W. Jones.\nI respectfully beg to submit my annual report dealing with the operations of the Elk Lake\nGame Farm for the year ended December 31st, 1933.\nPheasants in pens, December 31st, 1933 1,375\nBreeding stock (approximately) 375\nHen pheasants 300\nCock pheasants 65\nStrayed from breeding-pens 10\nNumber of eggs laid (approximately) 5,500\nEggs shipped out to game-bird farmers 720\nSmall late eggs used for feeding 250\nEggs set under hens 4,500\nEggs hatched 3,250\nYoung pheasants raised to maturity 2,700\nCasualties owing to grass-snakes, etc 300\nBirds strayed from rearing-field 75\nBirds killed in pens by rats 150\nBirds liberated in Province during 1933 2,906\nThere were a large number of unfertile eggs this year. This may have been due to the late\ncold spring. The birds did not begin to lay until the middle of April. The melanistic mutant\ncrossed with the other pheasants did very well. We raised about 200 of these birds and will\nliberate them with the other pheasants at various points in the Province.\nAA7ild turkeys raised\u00E2\u0080\u0094\nToms 3\nHens 1\nOld stock, gobbler 1\nTurkeys shipped from North Dakota 2\nGeese in pens 12\n(These birds look well and we hope to have some young next year.)\nPartridges in pens 36\n(This number includes six young raised last year.)\nWe received ninety wild-turkey eggs from Seattle, AVash., last year and every one was\nunfertile.\nVermin destroyed.\u00E2\u0080\u0094Domestic cats, 100; hawks, 50; horned owls, 1; barn-rats, 600.\nAs well as various duties attended to on the farm, every effort has been made to maintain\ngame patrols, and special attention has been paid to all complaints regarding game. AVe also\nassisted Game Warden AValker a number of times in taking deer off James Island and helped\nhim erect a pen for catching these deer. AVe have also during the past year done considerable\nrepair-work on the pens at the farm; this in some instances meaning rebuilding of some of\nthe pens. I 26 BRITISH COLUMBIA.\nREPORT OF OFFICER I/C GAME FISH CULTURE.\nA. G. Bolton.\nI have the honour to submit herewith the annual report of the Game Fish Culture Branch\nfor the year ended December 31st, 1933.\nDuring the calendar year 1933 many investigations were conducted with regard to selecting\nsites for proposed hatcheries and rearing-tanks, artificial and natural retaining-ponds, feed\nconditions, etc.\nFive artificial rearing-ponds, 40 by 6 by 3 feet, were constructed at Qualicum, Vancouver\nIsland, the water-supply coming from Mosquito Creek. This plant was in operation from April\nto October, inclusive, and used for the purpose of holding brown trout and Atlantic salmon.\nA million-egg hatchery and sixteen rearing-tanks, 15 by 3 by 3 feet, were built near Beaver\nLake in Stanley Park, Vancouver, the property being donated by the Parks Board and the\nwater-supply given gratis by the Greater Vancouver AA7ater Board.\nAt Kelowna 57% acres were purchased, containing five natural retaining-ponds, the idea\nbeing to hold fry until yearlings, and when ready for liberation they would migrate through a\nseries of artificially made waterways into Mission Creek and from there to Okanagan Lake.\nThe 140,000 Kamloops trout fry held in these ponds made a most noticeable growth owing\nto the abundance of natural feed.\nThe general success of this operation speaks very well for the time and care given by\nmembers of the Kelowna Rod and Gun Club.\nAs it was the desire of this Department to establish a fish-hatchery and battery of rearing-\ntanks on A7ancouver Island, a thorough survey was made of the east coast of the Island by\nDominion and Provincial Government engineers and fish-culturists to locate a suitable site. One\nwas located in the Alberni District, but obstacles which could not be overcome were put in the\nway of purchase, and as it was the desire of all concerned to establish a fish-cultural plant\ncentrally located on the Island, keen disappointment was felt, inasmuch as satisfactory sites\nare very difficult to obtain.\nAfter further investigations had been made with regard to water-flow and temperatures,\nsuitability of site, etc., a piece of property was purchased in the Sooke District, Vancouver\nIsland, adjoining Veitch Creek, where it is proposed to erect a million-egg hatchery and not less\"\nthan eight rearing-tanks, 16 by 3 by 3 feet, in the early part of 1934.\nThe Rod and Gun Clubs of Revelstoke, Cranbrook, and Quesnel all received subsidies to\nassist them in their private ventures in fish-culture operations.\nOne hundred thousand Atlantic salmon eyed eggs were purchased and imported from Scotland, these eggs being hatched at the Lake Cowichan Hatchery of the Dominion Fisheries\nDepartment, and held until October, when plantings were made in Cowichan Lake, the fry\nbeing marked by removal of the adipose and left ventral fins.\nFour hundred thousand cut-throat trout eyed eggs were purchased from the Cranbrook Rod\nand Gun Club, 25,000 being planted in the Tsolum River, Courtenay, Vancouver Island, the\nbalance being hatched at the Stanley Park plant; some being held in the rearing-tanks and the\nremainder distributed throughout the waters of the Lower Mainland as advanced fry.\nMembers of the Biological Board of Canada (Nanaimo Station) very kindly made two\nsurveys at the request of this Department\u00E2\u0080\u0094namely, Jones Lake, Hope District, and Salmon\nRiver, Salmon Arm District.\nInvestigations have been made, with the assistance of members of the Biological Department\nat Nanaimo, with reference to establishing ponds for the development of natural feeds such as\nshrimp and fresh-water flea, it being the confirmed opinion of those concerned that if the lakes\nand rivers were more abundantly supplied with natural feed the migration of the trout would\nnot be so noticeable.\nAs at December 31st, the rearing-tanks at Stanley Park contained approximately 16.000\nsteelhead fry, 45,000 Kamloops fry, and 75,000 cut-throat fry, these to be held until April, 1934,\nand then liberated.\nA summary of the plantings made during the year 1933 will be found on page 35. APPENDIX.\nPage.\nRevenue derived from the sale of resident firearms and anglers' licences and game-tags 28\nRevenue derived from the sale of non-resident, licences 29\nRevenue derived from the sale of fur-traders' licences and from royalty or tax on fur 30\nComparative statement showing pelts of fur-bearing animals on which royalty has been\ncollected during the period 1921-33, inclusive 31\nStatement showing particulars of various pelts on which royalty has been paid in calendar\nyear 1933 32\nBounties paid during year 1933 33\nComparative statement of bounties paid from 1922 to 1933, inclusive 33\nStatement of collections from fur trade, 1931 to 1933, inclusive 33\nList of fur confiscated for infractions of the \" Game Act,\" 1933 34\nList of firearms confiscated for infractions of the \" Game Act,\" 1933 34\nComparative statistics, 1913 to 1933, inclusive 35\nStatement of plantings of trout during 1933 35\nPredatory animals and noxious birds destroyed by Game AVardens in the year 1933 35\nHunting accidents 36\nStatement showing big-game trophy fees paid in 1933 : 37\nProsecutions, 1933 ;.. 38\nList of guides 40\nGame-bird farm returns, 1933 42\nStatement of migratory game birds banded by members of the Game Department, 1933 46\nReturns of trappers, 1932-33 46\nFur-farm returns, 1933 (Statement No. 1) 46\nFur-farm returns, 1933 (Statement No. 2) 47\nPersonnel of Game Department, 1933 47 I 28\nBRITISH COLUMBIA.\nw\nCO\ng\nh\nHi\nH\nO\na\n\nH\n09\nS\na\np\na\nK\nW\no c\nIO c\nCN\n\u00C2\u00A9\n\u00C2\u00A9 ir\n\u00C2\u00A9 t-\nc\nIO IT\nc\nc\nc\nIO IO \u00C2\u00A9\nl> t- If\nc\nt- \nCM\nt^ tf\nh-\nx\nr-l t-\nCR\nIf?\nir\nCO CC\na\nr-\n-* -\nr>\nC--\nr\noo a\ntf c\ntf \u00C2\u00A9\n\u00C2\u00A9 tf a\ntf \u00C2\u00A9 Cl \u00C2\u00A9 IO \u00C2\u00A9\n\u00C2\u00A9 rH Ci Ci Cl CC\ni-H\nIO C\nr-\na\nlO i-\nr-\nh-\ncc\nr-\nr-\nCC\ni> oo a\ncr\n-\nrH r-\ntf c\ntf tf\nl- t- o\nCl tf CO CO t.\nr-\nIO \u00C2\u00A9 rH CO \u00C2\u00A9 CO\ntf\n+-\n\u00C2\u00A9 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cr\n\u00E2\u0080\u00A2ft\n:r\n\u00C2\u00A9 CO\nIO \u00C2\u00A9\nO IC h\nrtf\nCl\nc\nCO c\n\u00C2\u00A9 CO\nCl\nrH\nCO c\nIO\n&\nl-H\nCO\no\ntf \u00C2\u00A9\ntf CC\n00\n1-\n\u00E2\u0096\u00A0~\nCO\nCO\nCl \u00C2\u00A9\nri IO\n\u00C2\u00A9\n1.0\neo\nCN\n\u00C2\u00AB\n\u00C2\u00A9\nCN\n0\n1-\nCN\n10\nCN\n\u00C2\u00A9 tf\n\u00C2\u00A9 r-\n\u00C2\u00A9\nor\nCC\n0\nCO\nen\nIO \u00C2\u00A9\n\u00C2\u00A9 \u00C2\u00A9\nci r-\n\u00C2\u00A9 \u00C2\u00A9\n1> Ci\n\u00C2\u00A9 \u00C2\u00A9 tf\nCO CO CN\nor\n\u00C2\u00A9 \u00C2\u00A9 l-\nt-\ncc\nLO 10\ntf\ntf\nci b-\nTtf\nCO\no\nIO ri\n10 \u00C2\u00A9\nIO\nr-\nr\nt- ri\n\u00C2\u00A9\nrH\n\u00C2\u00A9 \u00C2\u00A9\nt- cc\nrlt- f\nCl tf c.\nr-\ni- r>\n\u00C2\u00A9\ntH r-\nX\nfc\nr-l\nri\nCM\nco\nr-\nOS\nrH\nH->\na\nw\na\na\noj C\na\na\na\nF-t\nt>\no\nc\nbo\n\u00E2\u0080\u00A2J-\n8\nc\ne\nC\nc\n\"5\ne\ns\n7\ni\n4\n\"1\na\n9\na\n+\ni\ni a\n-\nC\nC\n-\np\nc\nC\no ft\ncp js e\nO tf c\na) a> a\n1\na\na\nM\nC\n\u00E2\u0080\u00A25\n<\n-\nu\nO\n\u00E2\u0096\u00A0g\nr-\n9\nr-\n\nts\nP\n> REPORT OF PROVINCIAL GAME COMMISSIONER, 1933.\nI 29\nRevenue derived from Sale of Non-rf.sident Licences, January 1st, 1933, to\nDecember 31st, 1933.\nGovernment\nAgents.\nGeneral Firearms and\nAnglers'\nLicences.\nBear, Deer,\nand Anglers'\nLicences.\nWeekly Bird\nLicences.\nDaily\nAnglers'\nLicences. .\nSeason\nAnglers'\nLicences.\nTotal.\nNo.\nAmount.\nNo.\nAmount.\nNo.\nAmount.\nNo.\nAmount.\nNo.\nAmount.\n2\n2\n1\n1\n1\n1\n6\n17\n1\n7\n1\n7\n2\n5\n14\n4\n4\n3\n1\n2\n1\n1\n5\n2\n2\n9\n9\n4\n1\n1\n1\n1\n1\n50\n12\n16\n10\n24\n168\n14\n300\n3\n4\n8\n42\n3\n37\n3\n8\n1\n8\n34\n39\n25\n7\n10\n5\n19\n2\n1\n3\n3\n3\n5\n36\n8\n22\n1\n6\n11\n$77.00\n27.00\n19.00\n17.00\n27.00\n245.00\n26.00\n352.00\n7.00\n4.00\n11.00\n48.00\n3.00\n67.00\n3.00\n11.00\n1.00\n11.00\n85.00\n57.00\n35.00\n10.00\n6\n4\n2\n3\n1\n12\n8\n2\n2\n5\n5\n1\n1\n3\n23\n5\n4\n5\n1\n1\n1\n29\n33\n1\n$60.00\n40.00\n20.00\n30.00\n10.00\n120.00\n80.00\n20.00\n20.00\n$137.00\n267.00\n$100.00\n100.00\n$100.00\nAtlin\n139.00\n47.00\n50.00\n87.00\n75.00\n440.00\n106.00\n50.00\n25.00\n50.00\n25.00\n25.00\n447.00\n77.00\n50.00\n79.00\n36.00\n50.00\n98.00\nHope\t\n3.00\n50.00\n10.00\n117.00\n13.00\n11.00\n50.00\n10.00\n30.00\n230.00\n50.00\n40.00\n61.00\n$5.00\n46.00\n50.00\n365.00\n300.00\n850.00\n50.00\n600.00\n50.00\n550.00\n407.00\nNew Westmin-\n125.00\n1,050.00\n60 00\nPouce Coupe\n50.00\n50.00\n225.00\n650 00\n17.00\n7.00\n24.00\n2.00\n2.00\n3.00\n3.00\n3.00\n5.00\n50.00\n10.00\n167.00\n792.00\nPrince Rupert....\n24.00\n2.00\n100.00\n102.00\n3.00\n10.00\n10.00\n13 00\n13.00\n5.00\nTelegraph\nCreek\n450.00\n900.00\n450.00\nVancouver\t\n225.00\n5.00\n5.00\n5.00\n66.00\n13.00\n65.00\n1.00\n9.00\n15.00\n290.00\n1,486.00\n18.00\n100.00\n25.00\n330.00\n10.00\n500.00\n300.00\n336.00\n9.00\n15.00\nTotals\n72\n$4,550.00\n46\n$1,150.00\n4\n$20.00\n951\n$1,378.00\n158\n$1,580.00\n$8,678.00 I 30\nBRITISH COLUMBIA.\nRevenue derived from Sale of Fur-traders' Licences and from Royalty or Tax on Fur,\nJanuary 1st, 1933, to December 31st, 1933.\nGovernment\nAgents.\nResident\nFur-traders.\nNon-resident\nFur-thaders.\nRoyalty or Tax\non Fufi.\nTaxidermists'\nLicences.\nTotal.\nNo.\nAmount.\nNo.\nAmount.\nNo.\nAmount.\nNo.\nAmount.\n3\n4\n1\n2\n20\n4\n1\n1\n22\n13\n17\n11\n10\n10\n47\n3\n4\n10\n$75.00\n100.00\n25.00\n50.00\n21\n23\n3\n29\n1\n31\n8\n46\n3\n1\n4\n1\n1\n1\n20\n10\n9\n7\n4\n137\n68\n89\n2\n13\n2\n2\n4\n8\n25\n504\n8\n65\n3\n1\n4\n$101.70\n136.78\n14.70\n117.12\n2.00\n72.65\n40.29\n1,199.24\n8.40\n2.18\n26.63\n.30\n20.85\n.40\n91.90\n5.65\n34.65\n17.20\n1.55\n5,709.88\n587.53\n3,763.67\n5.05\n180.95\n1.30\n4.05\n9.00\n35.04\n317.68\n26,874.92\n35.09\n167.43\n2.40\n2.25\n2.05\n1\n1\n1\n1\n6\n2\n2\n$176.70\n236 78\nAtlin\t\n39 70\n167 12\n2.00\n72 65\n40 29\n500.00\n1,699.24\n8 40\n2 18\n100.00\n126 63\n.30\nKelowna\t\n20 85\nLillooet\t\n.40\nMerritt\t\n25.00\n116 90\nNanaimo\t\nNelson\t\n25.00\n59 65\nNew Westminster...\n17 20\n550.00\n325.00\n425.00\n$5.00\n5.00\n5.00\n4,193.67\n275.00\n5.00\n460.95\nRossland\t\nSmithers\t\n250.00\n250.00\n1,175.00\n75.00\n100.00\n250.00\nTelegraph Creek\t\n567 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tf\nOi\ntf\nI-\n\u00C2\u00A9OClCitfXXClb-t-COtftf\nt-\nCO\nt-LOtftfCOt-tf\u00C2\u00A9XCOClCltf\n\u00C2\u00A9\ntf\nIO\n-jdAVdS\ntf'C0Ol\u00C2\u00A9CItftf\u00C2\u00A9t-tftf\u00C2\u00A9t-\nX\n\u00C2\u00A9CMtfXXtf\u00C2\u00A9tft-XCltf\nOi\ntf\nCMCOCltftfCNCMrHtftfrHtf\nCO\nCl\nX\n\u00C2\u00A9\nOi t- b- Ci Ci LO \u00C2\u00A9 IO IO 10 rH Cl tf\n\u00C2\u00A9\nX o\nCl Cl c.\n-NC1C1C1C1C1C00*\nCO CC *\"4 H\n\u00C2\u00A9 \u00C2\u00A9 c\nCidCiCiC*CiCiCiGiCi\nr\nT-\nT-\nI-\n1-\np-\nT-\n1-\nr-\nr-\nr-\nI-\ntf\ny I 32\nBRITISH COLUMBIA.\nCO\nCO\nCO\no\na\n0\na\nPh\n0!\n\nS t-\n0)\nCJ\na fi\nT3\na\nS\nS\n~\ni=\n!5\n\u00C2\u00A3 REPORT OF PROVINCIAL GAME COMMISSIONER, 1933.\nI 33\nBounties paid during the Year ended December 31st, 1933.\nGovernment Agents.\nWolves.\nCougars.\nTotal.\nAlberni\t\n1\n118\n5\n215\n48\n4\n5\n7\n1\n12\n35\n7\n5\n7\n1\n2\n1\n2\n103\n3\n40\n7\n$1,180.00\n50 00\nClinton\t\nCumberland\t\n2,150.00\n480.00\nDuncan\t\n40.00\nFort Fraser \t\n50.00\nKamloops\t\n70.00\n10.00\nMerritt\t\n120.00\nNanaimo \t\n350.00\n70.00\n50.00\n70.00\n10.00\n20.00\n10.00\n20.00\n1,035.00\n30.00\n400.00\n70.00\nTotals\t\n1 1 628\n$6,285.00\nComparative Statement op Bounties paid from 1922-33.\nCalendar Year.\nWolves.\nCougars.\nCoyotes.\nCrows.\nMagpies.\nEagles.\nOwls.\nTotal.\n1922..:\t\n303\n162\n195\n291\n336\n344\n452\n411\n312\n310\n1\n372\n195\n173\n137\n183\n372\n444\n530\n491\n701\n8\n628\n1,092\n1,687\n5,175\n7,276\n14,070\n20,192\n3,672\n1,881\n1,544\n2,864\n53,443\n2,246\n70\n2,487\n3,427\n7,095\n20\n89\n17,625\n172\n$60,494.80\n1923\t\n14,840.00\n1924. .\n172\n20,398.40\n1925\n24,397.00\n1926 \t\n5,770\n10,046\n41,077.00\n1927 \t\n65,377.95\n1928 \t\n1,025\n1,389\n403\n1\n50,709.25\n1929\n42,122.00\n1930\t\n36,090.25\n1931\n42,036.15\n1932 \t\n80.00\n1933 \t\n6,285.00\nTotals\t\n3,117\n4,234\n59,453\n69,431\n8,230\n7,204\n20,615\n$403,907.80\nTotal Collections from Fur Trade, 1921-33.\nCalendar Year.\nFur Royalty\nor Tax.\nFur-trade\nLicences.\nTotal.\n1921\t\n1922 \t\n$24,595.80\n51,093.89\n60,594.18\n56,356.68\n48,737.78\n56,045.13\n61,629.96\n51,563.07\n40,769.89\n40,431.11\n41,056.08\n36,253.79\n39,592.48\n$6,195.00\n6,365.00\n6,930.00\n6,090.00\n7,550.00\n6,490.00\n9,695.00\n7,260.00\n6,560.00\n4,730.00\n4,925.00\n4,110.00\n4,575.00\n$30,790.80\n57,458.89\n1923 \t\n67,524.18\n1924\t\n62,446.68\n1925\t\n56,287.78\n1926 \t\n62,535.13\n1927 \t\n71,324.96\n1928 \t\n58,823.07\n1929 \t\n47,329.89\n1930 \t\n45,161.11\n1931 \t\n45,981.08\n1932 \t\n40,363.79\n1933 \t\n44,167.48\nTotals..\n$608,719.84\n$81,475.00\n$690,194.84 I 34\nBRITISH COLUMBIA.\nList of Fur confiscated for Infractions of the \" Game Act,\" January 1st, 1933,\nto December 31st, 1933.\nConfiscated from.\nConfiscated at.\nKind op Fuk confiscated.\nDate ol\nConfiscation.\nm\nu\nCJ\n>\nCJ\nM\na\nw\nUI\nO\nU\nM\no\n&H\nit\na\na\nu\nso\n3\nre.\na\no\no\nCJ\na\na'\nCJ\na\nO\nJan. 24\nPrince George\t\ni\ni\n1\n1\n5\n3\n1\n1\n1\n17\n1\n4\n1\n20\n29\n8\n2\n26\n2\n64\n1\n20\n9\n6\n7\n30\nFeb. 25\nGilker, C. R '.\t\nOld Clutise (Ind.)\t\nAlberni\t\nTelkwa\t\nWestholme\t\n17\nCastell, F\t\n20\n1\n22\nWinstanley, E., et al\nMargetish, G\t\n31\nApril 3\nAlberni\t\n10\nMay 2\n13\nNass, Joe\t\nTaylor, W. E\t\nTelkwa\t\nKyuquot\t\nFlanagan, W. S\t\n,29\nAug. 19\nSept. 30\nNov. 3\n28\nViertl, Antone\t\nThomas, H. J\t\nPrince George\t\nDee. 22\nAlert Bav\t\nTotals\t\n2\n10\n1\n1\n24\n151\n6\n4\n42\n1\nList of Firearms confiscated for Infractions of the \" Game Act,\" January 1st, 1933.\nto December 31st, 1933.\nDate of\nConfisca\nConfiscated from.\nConfiscated at.\nKind op Firearms\nconfiscated.\ntion.\nRifles.\nShotguns.\nJan. 26\n1\n1\n1\n1\n3\n1\n1*\n1\n1\n1\n1\n1\n1\n1\n1\n1\n1\n1\nFeb. 22\nMarch 6\nFriedrich, Karl \t\n10\nNelson, Wilfred\t\nCampbell, Thomas\t\nApril 28\nMay 10\nPouce Coupe\t\n13\nFlanagan, W. S\t\n13\nFlanagan, W. S \t\n15\nJudd, C\t\n15\nSept. 2\n2\nHilton, John\t\n11\nBower, Harry\t\n13\nClark, G. P\t\n14\nBraiden, R. N\t\n16\nHunka, Pete\t\n26\nShin, Fong\t\nOct. 21\nIt\n31\nEmery, Ralph\t\nNov. 21\nStafford, M\t\n1\nTotals\t\n19\n3\n* Pistol. f Automatic shotgun.\nNote.\u00E2\u0080\u0094Revenue derived from sale of confiscated and surrendered fur and firearms under the\nAct \" during the calendar year 1933 amounted to $419.29.\nGame REPORT OF PROVINCIAL GAME COMMISSIONER, 1933.\nI 35\nComparative Statistics.\nCalendar\nYear.\nProsecutions.\nInformations laid.\nConvictions.\nCases Firearms\ndismissed, confiscated.\nFines\nimposed.\nRevenue\nderived from\nSale of Game\nLicences, Fees,\nand Furs.\nRevenue\nderived from\nFur Trade.\n1913\t\n188\n294\n279\n127\n111\n194\n267\n293\n329\n359\n309\n317\n296\n483\n518\n439\n602\n678\n676\n. 538\n498\n181\n273\n258\n110\n97\n167\n242\n266\n312\n317\n280\n283\n279\n439\n469\n406\n569\n636\n625\n497\n474\n7\n21\n21\n17\n10\n13\n25\n27\n17\n42\n29\n34\n17\n44\n49\n33\n33\n32\n51\n41\n24\n5\n36\n46\n74\n44\n24\n24\n43\n39\n47\n29\n54\n33\n40\n37\n22\n$4,417.50\n5,050.00\n4,097.50\n2,050.00\n1,763.50\n3,341.00\n6,024.50\n6,073.00\n6,455.00\n7,275.00\n5,676.50\n4,768.00\n5,825.00\n7,454.00\n10,480.50\n7,283.50\n9,008.00\n9,572.75\n8,645.00\n5,493.50\n3,531.00\n$109,600.80\n92,034.20\n72,974.25\n66,186.97\n65,487.50\n75,537.00\n1.16,135.00\n132,296.50\n114,842.00\n127,111.50\n121,639.50\n125,505.50\n123,950.50\n135,843.50\n139,814.00\n140,014.75\n142,028.22\n147,660.00\n137,233.31\n141,269.55\n135,876.94\n1914\t\n1915\t\n1916\t\n1917\t\n1918\t\n1919\t\n1920\t\n1921\t\n1922 \t\n$5,291.39\n24,595.80\n51,093.89\n60,594.18\n56,356.68\n56,287.78\n62,535.13\n71 324 96\n1923\t\n1924\t\n1925. \t\n1926\t\n1927\t\n1928 \t\n58,823.07\n47,329.89\n45 161 11\n1929\t\n1930\t\n1931\t\n46,091.08\n40,363.79\n44 167 48\n1932 \t\n1933\t\nGame Fish Culture Branch\u00E2\u0080\u0094Summary of Plantings for the Year 1933.\nDistrict and Area.\nPlantings,\nRiver or Lake.\nCut-throat Trout.\nEyed\nEggs.\nFingerlings.\nNo. 1.\nNo. 2.\nAtlantic\nSalmon.\nFinger-\nlings,\nNo. 2.\nkamlooi's\nTrout.\nFingerlings.\nNo. 1. No. 2.\nTotals.\nVancouver Island\u00E2\u0080\u0094\nCourtenay\t\nCowichan.\t\nLower Mainland and\nCoast\u00E2\u0080\u0094\nloco\t\nHarrison\t\nStave\t\nPowell River\t\nNorth Vancouver...\nSechelt\t\nGambier Island,\t\nCloverdale\t\nCloverdale\t\nCloverdale\t\nCoquitlam\t\nHope\t\nPort Haney\t\nAbbotsford\t\nAbbotsford\t\nAbbotsford\t\nTotals\t\nTsolum River\t\nCowichan Lake..\n25,000\nDeer Lake\t\nDeer Lake\t\nHayward Lake\t\nPowell Lake.\t\nGoldie Lake\t\nHalfmoon Bay Lake...\nLinfoot Lake....\t\nNicomekl River....\t\nSalmon River\t\nSerpentine River\t\nNorth Alouette River.\nCoquihalla River\t\nKanaka Creek\t\nLittle Surnas River\t\nClayburn Slough\t\nMatsqui Slough\t\n60,000\n20,000\n64,000\n16,000\n28,000\n10,000\n20,000\n12,000\n8,000\n218,000 20,000\n14,716\n10,000\n15,000\n15,000\n20,000\n500\n3,500\n500\n14,716\n10\n15\n15\n20\n,000\n,000\n000\n000\n500\n,500\n500\n000\n,000\n,000\n000\n000\n,000\n,000\n,000\n000\n14,716\n60,500 4,000 317.216\nNote.\u00E2\u0080\u0094The balance ol Atlantic salmon fry being held in Lake Cowichan Hatchery until spring of 1934.\nPredatory Animals and Noxious Birds destroyed by Game Wardens during Year 1933.\nBear 19 Eagles 94\nCougir 32 Hawks 514\nCoyotes 114 Groundhogs 46\nCrows 5,547 Magpies 2,093\nCats (domestic) 1,000 Owls 285\nDogs 120 I 36\nBRITISH COLUMBIA.\nM\nCO\n05\n<\nrs\nH\n15\nIS\na\n5\no\n\u00C2\u00BB3\nMm\nO o\ng \u00C2\u00A3 & KH -^\nW P ffi &C H &2\n L\u00C2\u00AB f-< \u00E2\u0080\u00A2\u00E2\u0080\u0094I (_J CU \u00E2\u0096\u00A0\u00E2\u0080\u0094' W\nS O Ph M r w ^ s\n4J CJ\nC Q\ncj ed\ntu\n!>,cd\nrH\nCD W\n> Ci\nCi tf)\n7J\nOi\nc\nm\n0)\ncd\nw\nis\n~\n\ncv cd\ncu*t; cd\nG = ed\n0J7* S\n\u00C2\u00AB^od\nr-^U\nCr2\ncorn O\nSt,\nas.; REPORT OF PROVINCIAL GAME COMMISSIONER, 1933.\nI 37\nBig-game Trophy Fees paid by Non-residents, January 1st, 1933, to December 31st, 1933.\nName and Address\n(Government Agency).\nSpecies.\na .3\nCJ ~\nHO\ntf 3\n3*\nf\"a\nan\nM o\nat\nAmount.\nAtlin\u00E2\u0080\u0094\nUlleary, G. C, Springlield, Ohio\t\nPoss, J. A., Springfield, Ohio\t\nAlberni\u00E2\u0080\u0094\nDent, H. A., Seattle, Wash\t\nWhaley, K. S., Seattle, Wash\t\nFernie\u00E2\u0080\u0094\nLutz., Jas., Trail Creek, Montana\t\nGreenw-ood\u00E2\u0080\u0094\nBauers, E., Seattle, Wash\t\nHarley, C. S., Seattle, Wash\t\nLillooet\u00E2\u0080\u0094\nArnold, L. M., Seattle, Wash\t\nNew Westminster\u00E2\u0080\u0094 ,\nHollingsworth, O. E., Bellingham, Wash.\nBrents, P., Bellingham, Wash\t\nMarkham, J., Centralia, Wash\t\nPearson, G., San Bernadino, Cal\t\nHahn, B. A., Seattle, Wash\t\nSchoessler, W. B., Kennebee, S.D\t\nSill, E. G., Seattle, Wash....\t\nHarley, C. S\u00E2\u0080\u009E Seattle, Wash\t\nKeastor, J. B., Pasadena, Cal\t\nPotts, J. R., Seattle, Wash\t\nCameron, Bruce, Mt. Vernon, Wash\t\nBates, D. H., Portland, Ore\t\nPouce Coupe\u00E2\u0080\u0094\nLeckrone, Dr. M. B., Eochester, Ind\t\nKing, Dr. M. 0., Eochester, Ind\t\nMarguarde, Dr. G., Chicago, 111\t\nShearer, M., Eifle, Col\t\nPrince George\u00E2\u0080\u0094\nStanton, Dr. E. McD., Schenectady, N.Y.\nStanton, Dr. E. McD., Schenectady, N.Y.\nCallahan, H. B., La Crosse, Wis\t\nHite, Wm., Pond Creek, Okla\t\nZanuk, D., Hollywood, Cal\t\nEnright, R., Hollywood, Cal\t\nBingham, ,T., Toledo, Ohio\t\nEstrade, J. B., Mexico City\t\nVancouver\u00E2\u0080\u0094\nFreeman, T. L., Louisiana\t\nBenham, J. D., Chicago, 111\t\nCornett, M. E., Klamath Falls, Ore\t\nHanley-Law, C. J., Melbourne, Australia\nMcGuire, II. F., Belfast, Ireland\t\nKingery, Dr. L. B., Portland, Ore\t\nEugh, Dr. T., Klamath Falls, Ore\t\nWindermere\u00E2\u0080\u0094\nKrippner, Wm., New York, N.Y\t\nWilliams Lake\u00E2\u0080\u0094\nAyers, J. C, Fort Collins, Col\t\nBarton, J. F., Longview, Wash\t\nWaffensmith, J. W., New Haven, Conn\t\nScott, R. J., Trail Creek, Mon\t\nTotals\t\n13\n15\n2\n15\nlo\n$30.00\n30.00\n5.00\n10.00\n15.00\n30.00\n30.00\n15.00\n15.00\n15.00\n5.00\n15.00\n15.00\n15.00\n15.00\n15.00\n15.00\n15.00\n15.00\n15.00\n60.00\n45.00\n30.00\n30.00\n90.00\n15.00\n45.00\n00.00\n15.00\n15.00\n45.00\n105.00\n45.00\n60.00\n15.00\n45.00\n15.00\n5.00\n15.00\n60.00\n30.00\n15.00\n45.00\n15.00\n$1,255.00 I 38\nBRITISH COLUMBIA.\nProsecutions (Provincial Game Divisions), January 1st, 1933, to December 31st, 1933.\nDescription of Offence.\nSee Foot-note.\ns fi\n-. a\n: O\nr co\na 2\n: O\n: fi\nSO\nHo\nFines or\nPenalties\nimposed.\nGame Animals.\nExceeding bag limit on big game\t\nGame on premises of a boarding-house, etc\t\nHunting game betwreen one hour after sunset\nand one hour before sunrise\t\nKilling or having in possession game animals\nof the female sex\t\nKilling, hunting, or having in possession game\nanimals during close season\t\nPossession of game animals under 1 year of\nage \t\nPossession of pelts of fur-bearing animals\nduring close season\t\nPossession of untagged deer\t\nRunning deer with dogs\t\nRemoval of evidence as to sex of a game animal\nkilled or taken\t\nSelling or buying game animals or parts\nthereof \t\nTrapping or snaring big game\t\nGame Birds.\nHunting migratory game birds with a rifle\t\nHunting or in possession of migratory game\nbirds during close season\t\nHunting migratory game birds between one\nhour after sunset and one hour before sunrise \t\nHunting, killing, or having in possession upland game birds during close season\t\nSelling game birds\t\nTrapping game birds\t\nTrapping.\nInterfering with a registered trap-line\t\nTrapping or carrying traps without a licence..\nTrapping during the close season\t\nTrapping without first registering trap-line\t\nTrapping on a game reserve\t\nLicences.\nAngling in non-tidal waters without a licence-\nBuying or trading in fur without a licence\t\nCarrying firearms without a licence\t\nMinor carrying firearms without being accompanied by an adult holder of a licence\t\nMaking a false application for a licence\t\nNon-resident carrying firearms without a licence :\t\nNon-resident angling without a licence\t\nFirearms.\nCarrying loaded firearms in or discharging\nsame from an automobile or other vehicle....\nCarrying or in possession of an unplugged\npump-shotgun or an automatic shotgun\t\n6\n13\n21\n3\n13\n2\n1\n4\n12\nIS\n1\nT\n11\n18\n43\n11\n3\n42\n1\n100\n42\n2\n110\n$10.00\n25.00\n110.00\n260.00\n90.00\n85.00\n70.00\n10.00\n20.00\n10.00\n10.00\n10.00\n70.00\n20.00\n270.00\n90.00\n120.00\n65.00\n25.00\n340.00\n50.00\n770.00\n10.00\n30.00\n100.00\n165.00\n185.00\n40.00 REPORT OF PROVINCIAL GAME COMMISSIONER, 1933.\nI 39\nProsecutions (Provincial Game Divisions), January 1st, 1933, to December 31st, 1933-\nContinued.\nDescription of Offence.\nSee Foot-note.\n: a\ns fi\no.S\n- 0\nOTE.\nto\nfl\n3\ncd\nO\n- .2\np\nO.S\nH.S\nCO\n! (-1\n: Q\nS\nSo\nHo\nFines or\nPenalties\nimposed.\nFirearms\u00E2\u0080\u0094Continued.\nCarrying firearms or traps within a game\nreserve \t\nDischarging firearms on or across a highway\nin a municipality\t\nMiscellaneous.\nActing as a guide without ascertaining if\nhunter was in possession of a licence\t\nExporting fur without a permit\t\nNon-resident acting as a guide\t\nObstructing or furnishing false information\nto a Game Warden or Constable\t\nPossession of fur during prohibited period\nwithout a permit therefor..-.\t\nTrespassing\t\nB.C. Special Fishery Regulations.\nExceeding daily bag limit on fish\t\nFishing with salmon-roe in prohibited area\t\nFishing or in possession of fish during close\nseason \t\nJigging fish or using set-lines\t\nNetting fish illegally\t\nPossession of sturgeon under 3 feet in length.\nTaking trout under 8 inches in length\t\nUsing more than one lure on a line\t\nGaol Sentences.\nAngling in non-tidal waters without a licence:\nAngling with more than one line\t\nBuying or selling game animals or birds\t\nCarrying firearms without a licence\t\nFishing with salmon-roe in prohibited waters.\nFurnishing false information to a Game\nWarden \t\nFailing to produce firearms licence when requested by a Game Warden\t\nInterfering with a registered trap-line\t\nKilling big game during the close season.\t\nKilling big game under 1 year in age\t\nKilling pheasants when snow was on the\nground \t\nNon-resident carrying firearms without a licence \t\nNetting fish illegally\t\nPit-lamping\t\nPossession of game animals during close season\nPossession of untagged deer\t\nPossession of game birds during close season...\nRunning deer with dogs\t\nTrapping without a licence or during close\nseason\t\nTrapping on a game reserve\t\nTotals\t\n78\n78\n90\n70\n158\n24\n$40.00\n30.00\n10.00\n10.00\n20.00\n95.00\n35.00\n110.00\n12.00\n4.00\n15.00\n26.50\n1.00\n22.00\n40.50\n$3,531.00\n474\n498\nNote.\u00E2\u0080\u0094\" A \" Division : Vancouver Island area and part of Mainland. \" B \" Division : Kootenay and\nBoundary areas. \" C \" Division : Kamloops. Yale, Okanagan, Cariboo, and Clinton areas. \" D \" Division :\nAtlin, Skeena, Omineca, Fort George, Peace River, and Yukon Boundary areas. \" B \" Division : Vancouver,\nCoast, and Lower Mainland areas. Gaol sentences ranged from two to ninety days. I 40\nBRITISH COLUMBIA.\nList of Guides, 1933.\nBarkerville District.\nCochrane, J. D Barkerville.\nHodges, N. T\t\nHouse, Jos. S\t\nMcCall, James\t\nMcCall, Max A\t\nMcKechnie, Duncan\t\nMcLanders, P\t\nReed, F. DeWitt Barkerville.\nRivers, Henry \u00E2\u0080\u009E\nThompson, Norman \u00E2\u0080\u009E\nThompson, W \u00E2\u0080\u009E\nWendle, Jos \u00E2\u0080\u009E\nYoungs, G. A \u00E2\u0080\u009E\nCariboo and Lillooet Districts.\nBlackman, William Valemont.\nBrammer, C Likely.\nCollins, H Cache Creek.\nCollins, W. A Williams Lake.\nDeWees, Richard Likely.\nDickson, Fred Likely.\nFletcher, William Pavilion.\nFranks, R. J Kamloops.\nHansen, Lee Bridge Lake.\nHansen, R. L Bridge Lake.\nHartong, W Goldbridge.\nHiggins, E.. Bridge Lake.\nHooker, F. C Horsefly.\nHutch, John Keithley Creek.\nJames, Jack Lillooet.\nJames, William Lillooet.\nJohnson, J. W Likely.\nJones, W. D Quesnel.\nKustney, Herman Canim Lake.\nLeBeck, Ole Swift Creek.\nMcClary, Wayne Lac la Hache.\nMackill, James Kleena Kleene.\nManson, William Lillooet.\nMobley, C. W Tappen.\nParminter, Ross ! Likely.\nPinkham, E. H Horsefly.\nPinkham, H. E Canim Lake.\nPurjue, E Hanceville.\nRay, John B Clearwater Station.\nRioux, E .\u00C2\u00AB Fawn.\nSchwartz, H Bridge River.\nShields, James Alexis Creek.\nTibbies, F Quesnel.\nTibbies, J Quesnel.\nTighe, J. H Likely.\nTurner, George Kleena Kleene.\nTwan, David Castle Rock.\nWalters, G Horsefly.\nWalters, L. E Horsefly.\nWalters, R. T 150-Mile House.\nCassiar District.\nBall, George B Telegraph Creek.\nCreyke, John Telegraph Creek.\nGleason, Henry Telegraph Creek.\nJack, Henry Atlin.\nFort George District.\nCarr, Stanley J Tete Jaune.\nChesser, C. A Mount Robson.\nCochrane, R. R Mount Robson.\nColebank, G. A Hixon.\nColebank, Gale Hixon.\nDennison, G. M Red Pass.\nGoodell, L. E .-Shere.\nHale, Leslie .Dome Creek.\nHargreaves, G. E .Mount Robson.\nHargreaves, R. F Mount Robson.\nHarrison, Bryan Wistaria.\nHaynes, E. B Dome Creek.\nJohnson, L. M JMcBride.\nSaladano, J Mount Robson.\nSchive, T Mount Robson.\nShovar, D McBride.\nSmith, J. M Red Pass-Snowshoe.\nHooker, J. B Dome Creek.\nBeirnes, Geo. M Hazelton.\nHamilton, G. G Rose Lake.\nHenson, C. F Ootsa Lake.\nAshman, L Corbin.\nBaher, M. C Natal.\nBarbour, George Wilmer.\nBoiven, William Natal.\nHazelton District.\nJack, Tommy Hazelton.\nMcNeill, J. W Ootsa Lake.\nMorgan, James E Ootsa Lake.\nKootenay District.\nButwell, F. H Golden.\nCanning, Fred Skookumchuck.\nEberts, Max Natal.\nMcGinnes, E. C Natal. REPORT OF PROVINCIAL GAME COMMISSIONER, 1933. I 41\nKootenay District\u00E2\u0080\u0094Continued.\nMoore, J. S Wardner. Thomas, W. S Parson.\nNixon, J. H Invermere. Weideman, D. W Leanchoil.\nSchofleld, B Windermere. York, H. M Invermere.\nSherk, W. P Castledale. York, R. A Invermere.\nThomas, Guy A Parson.\nPeace River District.\nBeattie, R Hudson Hope. Golata, F Rolla.\nBeckman, W. H JFort St. John. Garbitt, T Hudson Hope.\nCallio, Joe Hudson Hope. Gibson, H. B Dawson Creek.\nCallio, Peter Little Prairie. Noske, Narcisse Rio Grande P.O., Alta.\nCalliou, John Moberly Lake. Ross, J. A Hudson Hope.\nCameron, Patrick South Pine River. Rutledge, L Hudson Hope.\nCassie, F. C Arras. Wanyandi, St. Paul Goodfare, Alta.\nEsswein, P. B East Pine. Wilde, Thos Fort St. John.\nGladu, Pascal Kelly Lake.\nVancouver and Victoria Districts.\nAppleby, Gordon Hope. Seuce, Herbert .Lytton.\nBidstrup, Holger Lytton. Service, John Lytton.\nHaig-Brown, R. L Alert Bay. Tom, Harry Lytton.\nMansell, Fred North Vancouver. Wilson, Len Agassiz.\nPhilipps, F. A .North Vancouver. I 42\nBRITISH COLUMBIA.\nB\np\nK\na\nHJ\nBo\nCD\n^^\nOH\n*1,\nr-J 00 CO\n3 -\u00E2\u0080\u009ETO\n\"OH\nM tf\n^.q .\nrH CO\nCU'O\nrO rH\n4-i *o\nWo\nco\nIs\n3 Sec\n^J tf -\ntf QrH\n13*\n\u00E2\u0096\u00A0949 'peduasa\n\u00E2\u0080\u00A2paillJI\n\u00E2\u0080\u00A2soSpi-i^JU,!\n\u00E2\u0080\u00A2asnoj*)\n\u00E2\u0080\u00A2asaao\n\u00E2\u0080\u00A2S![Dna\n\u00E2\u0080\u00A2IiBnft\n\u00E2\u0096\u00A0S}ubsb9u;j\n\u00E2\u0096\u00A0seSpiJ^JDj\n-asnojf)\n\u00E2\u0080\u00A2osoaf)\n\u00E2\u0096\u00A0snona\n\u00E2\u0096\u00A0IiBiiO\n\u00E2\u0080\u00A2s;uBSB9q\n3 fc. 5 g S -\nt. o -r \u00C2\u00B0 > c\n6\u00C2\u00AB\ntf P?\n.- 3\nif\na cu\n\u00E2\u0096\u00A0gW-td\ntf . a; .\nr\"Ofh\nto. CO\n> O\nor^\nz >\nId\n\" tf o\ni > i\n: - o.\n. j\u00C2\u00A3 CO\ni 3 fc\n2\u00C2\u00B0 \u00C2\u00A7\n3 \u00C2\u00A3\n3 0-,\nW o ;\n-o a >\n< <\n- r. U '\nf>S 0) o\nCU fc\u00C2\u00A3 -^ \u00E2\u0096\u00A0\n^ rH r-\n92 ri rt\n-4 M cq i\n00 00 O 0-\nM M H M\nBBRUOl\ni H.\ni .S Ph cf\n\u00E2\u0080\u0094 \u00E2\u0080\u0094- KT\n-Q - S\n\u00C2\u00A32.5\n3 3 t.M\n%\u00E2\u0096\u00A0*\nr< tC\n\u00C2\u00AB rT \u00C2\u00BB\n\u00C2\u00B0 s s\no. t. i?\nOOO REPORT OF PROVINCIAL GAME COMMISSIONER, 1933.\nI 43\nOHMCONHClOiMHl-^cO\niM 00 \u00E2\u0096\u00A0# IN O\n(M \nri : CO IO 00\nCO H M i< O\n13\nO\n3\n03\nOJ\nt-\nft\no\n0)\n3\n3\nn\nCC\n3\nCO\nu\n3\na\n3\n[>\n3\n>\nCO\nis\nri\na\nO\nm\nCO\ntf\nr-5\ng!\nCJ\noa\n5o\n3\n3\nO\ntrl\nis\npi\nHs\n3\n3\nu\n\u00C2\u00BB\n-a\nrH\n0=\n0\na\nr\nw\ns\no%\nc\nSo\nV\nn\nH W\nh\nBj\no\nSi*\nCl)\n2 &\ns\na\n0\n'm\nto\nto a\ntf r?\nW r\n3\nCO\na\n0)\nr-0\nO j\n. t*o\n3\nP\nfc\u00C2\u00BB\npq\nW\n,3\nr yi\n.&\nu 8\nr C\n'.H g\nP \u00C2\u00A3 w \u00C2\u00AB-f\n2> tf O (sj\no po\no \u00C2\u00AB \u00E2\u0080\u00A2\ni , Ji o\n\"\u00E2\u0080\u00A2*. 3 53\nJ \u00C2\u00BB\nhHtiri\ns &\n? t- -\n'\u00E2\u0096\u00A0 tf J\ni^\n\u00E2\u0080\u009E cy aj\n; S-fi\ntf r<\nO .\n.ti.JS'ii \u00E2\u0096\u00A0*! 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B\u00C2\u00A3\nair\nSPQ\n15\n\u00E2\u0096\u00A0S9SpU^JBiI\n\u00E2\u0096\u00A09SUOJO\n\u00E2\u0096\u00A09S99{)\n\u00E2\u0096\u00A0soiona\n\u00E2\u0080\u00A2irenf)\n'SJUBSBaqJ\nsaSpia^jBj\n\u00E2\u0080\u00A2Ssnoif)\n-9S99f)\n\u00E2\u0080\u00A2s;pna\n\u00E2\u0080\u00A2IinnO\n-SJUBSBSqjJ\n-3\na\nco : oo : : : : co\n\u00C2\u00A9 : ; hh : : lo : co i\n: co lo \u00E2\u0096\u00A0* t- th t-\n00 CC rH IO CO IC CO\nX\neu\nB S\nCJ\nCO\nH W\nd\n3\n3\ncd\nr=\ntJtri\nri\nM\nCO\n3\n!5\nCU\" &\nA\n\u00C2\u00A3\nr)\nd \u00C2\u00AB\nZ'\nCO\n90\n3 \u00C2\u00A3 -\n60 -I\n'0 .3 O \u00C2\u00BB\n3 ^ to CO\nOJ\n0)\n2?6l\n-M\n\u00C2\u00AB 8 c\n: rW\nJ k\n\u00C2\u00A3\nrH pq ,\n\"5 CM Pi Ph ft ]\nr\u00C2\u00BB W\n.. o CO 3 +h\nO t. W tf tf a\n[a ^\nP \u00C2\u00B0\nm \u00C2\u00ABi\n' > ft M ri J g\n; . . - o -3!\n! ri o d g M H\n; s ? g Q > tf \u00E2\u0080\u00A2\n;aB\u00C2\u00B0HSS.\n;^\n\u00C2\u00AB K 02 \u00C2\u00A3 <1\nS -M PQ\n! to/-I\n\u00E2\u0080\u00A2fc'^-.w.sfl-rifis.:\n0 3\nCO tf\n- 9 tf. I\n3 - K\nfiS3S2S\u00C2\u00BB\nii Sao 5\n|-l | S11 -S15.a 1B 2\n3 3 3mm mm vi maim mm\n>> h -0 03\n02 02 EH ri REPORT OF PROVINCIAL GAME COMMISSIONER, 1933.\nI 45\nCO\nX\n^\n\ ri : t-\nI ri ; ri\n\u00C2\u00A9\np\nCM\nW\n\no\n3\nK\n>\nIH r-5 \u00C2\u00AB}\n\u00E2\u0096\u00A0S tf \u00C2\u00BB 0?\nC, OC m 3\nfc. CJ iS 3\nB 5 tf O\nEn p la I*\na\n0)\n3\nCQ\nCD\n3J\nd\nfi\nEC\nto\nfl d\n\u00C2\u00ABs\nCC\nCJ\nd\nc\nd-\n3Zi\nm\no\n-Q\nJ3\ncd\n01\na\no\nas ea\nCut*\n-B d^\n\u00C2\u00B0^SrH\nr- Oi fc*ta\n4J.O CO\ncos* so\n3 O0.3 fH\nCo 3 CO\n3 3 S\"*\n2 \u00C2\u00A3 rH\nS ft c-1\ngtf-*H\n\u00C2\u00A3.3 -\u00C2\u00B0\ng \u00E2\u0096\u00A0? B\nI* \u00C2\u00A3 tf 3\n+j -cq Pi oj\n'sHss\n\u00C2\u00A3.00 V \"3\nd 3 \"-<\nHag'\nK-3 00\nB CO O\nO JjH\nJ*!\nd \u00E2\u0096\u00A0 d\ncct-sfS I 46\nBRITISH COLUMBIA.\nStatement of Migratoby Game Birds banded by Members op the Game Department\nand Returns op Birds killed during 1933.\nKind of Birds banded. No. banded.\nMallard 2,502\nTeal (green-wing) 521\nPintail 752\nBaldpate (widgeon) 92\nWood-ducks 5\nCoots 1\nShoveller 1\nHeron 1\nTotal 3,875\nBirds banded and killed, 1933. No. killed.\nMallards 91\nBaldpate (widgeon) 2\nTeal (green-wing) 8\nPintail 12\nTotal 113\nReturns from 1,451 Holders of Trappers' Licences, showing Big Game, Fur-bearing\nAnimals, and Predatory Animals killed, Season 1932-33.\nBig Game.\nDeer \t\nMoose \t\nMountain-sheep\n881\n466\n10\nMountain-goat\nWapiti (elk) ..\nBear \t\n119\n2\n387\nFur-bearing Animals.\nBeaver 2,875\nFisher 1,039\nFox 446\nLynx 753\nMarten 1,901\nMink 2,602\nMuskrats 33,267\nOtter : 163\nRacoon 1,028\nSkunk 41\nWeasel 20,827\nWildcat \u00E2\u0080\u00A2 89\nWolverine 94\nBadger 9\nPredatory Animals.\nCougar 80 Wolves\nCoyotes 661\n23\nFur-parm Returns, 1933 (Statement No. 1).\nKind ol Animals.\nBeared.\nDied.\nDied or\nkilled.\nSold.\nTotal on Hand\nas at Dee. 31st,\n1933.\n3,324\n20\n3,788\n3,175\n582\n2,549\n23\n2,104\n465\n90\n2\n1,243\n54\n3,131\n96\n2,454\n10,785\nMarten\t\nMink\t\nCancelled permits, 47 ; Nil returns, 20 ; no returns received from fur-farmers, 37.\nMuskrat-farmers wbo were not able to advise of number of animals on respective farms, as follows :\nC. W. Albrecht, Quilchena ; A. L. Bell, Redonda Island ; B. C. Boyce, Kelowna ; Blackwater Furs, Ltd., Vancouver ; G. E. Edwards, Golden ; E. Fabel, Jaffray ; oV. D. Hallett, Masset; U. S. Larkey, Eraser Lake ; S. E.\nManring, Mazama; E. Newbrand, Nakusp ; H. Proctor, Granite Valley, Kettle Valley P.O.; W. P. Sheek,\nCastledale ; H. W. Smale, Fort Fraser. REPORT OF PROVINCIAL GAME COMMISSIONER, 1933.\nI 47\nFur-farm Returns, 1933 (Statement No. 2).\nKind of Animals.\nReared.\nDied or\nkilled.\nSold.\nTotal on Hand\nas at Dec. 31st,\n1933.\n54\n7\n9\n9\n11\n1\n20\n6\n2\n12\n517\n40\n1\n40\nCancelled permits, 16 ; Nil returns, 33 ; no returns received from fur-farmers, 10.\nBeaver-farmers who were unable to advise of number of animals on respective farms,\nBlackwater Furs, Ltd., Vancouver ; G. W. Edwards, Golden ; S. E. Manring, Mazama.\nfollows :\nPersonnel of Game Department as at December 31st, 1933.\nHeadquarters.\nAttorney-General (Minister) Gordon McG. Sloan, K.C Victoria.\nGame Commissioner A. Bryan Williams Vancouver.\nInspector F. R. Butler Vancouver.\nClerk R. P. Ponder Vancouver.\nClerk J. B. Smith Vancouver.\nClerk G. E. Marshall Vancouver.\nStenographer Miss T. Jones Vancouver.\nStenographer Miss L. Kelly Vancouver.\nFish Cultural Branch.\nOfficer i/c Fish Culture A. G. Bolton\t\nFishery Officer C. O. Mellor\t\nFishery Officer J. D. Inverarity\t\n.Vancouver.\n..Vancouver.\n..Vancouver.\n\"A \" Division (Vancouver Island and Portion of Mainland Coast).\nSub-Inspector J. W. Graham\t\nStenographer .Miss J. C. Thomson-\nGame Warden R. Marshall\t\nGame Warden A. Monks\t\nGame AVarden O. Mottishaw\t\nGame Warden S. H. McCall\t\nGame Warden F. H. Greenfield\t\nGame Warden B. Harvey\t\nGame Warden \u00E2\u0080\u00A2 F. P. Weir\t\nGame Warden B. Cash\t\n..Nanaimo.\n.Nanaimo.\n..Duncan.\n.Alberni.\n..Alert Bay.\n.Victoria.\n..Nanaimo.\n..Courtenay.\n.Lake Cowichan.\n.Victoria.\n\" B \" Division (Kootenay and Boundary Districts).\nSub-Inspector C. F. Kearns\t\nStenographer Miss G. M. Lowery\t\nGame AVarden I. J. Brown\t\nGame Warden W. J. Nixon\t\n..Nelson.\n..Nelson.\n..Golden.\n..Invermere.\nGame Warden A. F. Sinclair Canal Flats.\nGame AA7arden N. Cameron Fernie.\nGame AVarden ML J. AVilson Revelstoke.\nGame Warden L. F. Washburn Fernie.\nGame AArarden M. B. Ewart Penticton.\nGame AA7arden '. B. Rauch Cranbrook.\nGame AVarden J. AV. Stewart Greenwood.\nGame AVarden W. H. Cartwright Creston. I 48 BRITISH COLUMBIA.\n\" C \" Division (Kamloops, Yale, Okanagan, Cariboo, and Chilcotin Districts).\nSub-Inspector R. M. Robertson Kamloops.\nClerk D. AV. Rowlands Kamloops.\nGame Warden D. Cameron Salmon Arm.\nGame Warden AV. R. Maxson Kelowna.\nGame Warden F. E. Aiken Williams Lake.\nGame Warden C. F. Still Vernon.\nGame Warden N. L. Robinson Lillooet.\nGame Warden AV. O. Quesnel Clinton.\nGame Warden L. Jobin .Nicola.\nGame Warden W. A. Broughton Alexis Creek.\nGame Warden S. H. Jackson Kamloops.\nGame AVarden R. AV. MacMartin Kamloops.\nGame Warden J. P. C. Atwood Quesnel.\nGame AATarden F. D. Kibbee Barkerville.\n\" D \" Division (Atlin, Skeena, Omineca, Fort George, Peace River, and Yukon Boundary Districts).\nInspector T. Van Dyk Prince George.\nClerk S. G. Copeland Prince George.\nGame AVarden C. D. Muirhead Telkwa.\nGame AATarden D. Romieu Burns Lake.\nGame Warden E. Martin Prince Rupert.\nStenographer Miss H. Walker Prince Rupert.\nGame AVarden C. R. Goss Ocean Falls.\nGame AVarden J. S. Clark Fort Nelson.\nGame Warden (Special) B. Villeneuve Fort Nelson.\nGame AA'arden S. F. Faherty Pouce Coupe.\nGame Warden G. M. Kerkhoff Fort St. John.\nGame AATarden V. L. Williams Finlay Forks.\nGame Warden W. L. Forrester Prince George.\nGame Warden P. Brown Vanderhoof.\n\" E\" Division (Vancouver, Coast, and Lower Fraser Valley Districts).\nInspector J. G. Cunningham Vancouver.\nGame AArarden A. P. Cummins Vancouver.\nGame AVarden W. H. Cameron Ladner.\nGame AVarden T. D. Sutherland Sechelt.\nGame Warden AV. Clark Vancouver.\nGame Warden R. E. Allan Powell River.\nGame AATarden L. H. AA7alker Ganges.\nGame Warden G. C. Stevenson Vancouver.\nGame Warden E. AV. Baker Arancouver.\nGame Warden G. AVilliams Abbotsford.\nGame AArarden J. A. Stuart Mission.\nGame AA'arden , H. C. Pyke Cloverdale.\nGame Warden A. J. Butler Chilliwack.\nGame Warden , F. Urquhart Port Coquitlam.\nElk Lake Game Farm.\nGame AATarden J. W. Jones Victoria.\nGame Warden E. Boorman Victoria.\nGame Warden AAr. Mudge Victoria.\nGame AATarden (Probationer) F. S. Poison Victoria.\nLabourer J. E. Smith Alctoria.\nPredatory-animal Hunters and Special Game Wardens.\nJ. C. Smith Comox. C. Shuttleworth Penticton.\nVICTORIA. B.C. :\nPrinted by Charles F. Banfield, Printer to the King's Most Excellent Majesty.\n1934.\n825-634-8007"@en . "Legislative proceedings"@en . "J110.L5 S7"@en . "1935_V01_09_I1_I48"@en . "10.14288/1.0308220"@en . "English"@en . "Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library"@en . "Victoria, BC : Government Printer"@en . "Images provided for research and reference use only. For permission to publish, copy or otherwise distribute these images please contact the Legislative Library of British Columbia"@en . "Original Format: Legislative Assembly of British Columbia. Library. Sessional Papers of the Province of British Columbia"@en . "PROVINCE OF BRITISH COLUMBIA DEPARTMENT OF ATTORNEY-GENERAL REPORT OF PROVINCIAL GAME COMMISSIONER FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31ST, 1933"@en . "Text"@en . ""@en .