The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-12-12
CANADIAN WOODS FILLED
WITH DEER HUNTERS
Seven Hundred Game Wardens
Are Employed To Enforce
Laws.

TORONTO, Dec. 11.-"This looks to
be one OF the busiest deer shooting
seasons we have ever heard Of" said
Mr.. Tinsley, OF the game and fisheries
department in the parliament build
ings. II think more people have gone
north this year than ever, but as yet
We have not been able to find out how
many licenses were issued, and will
not be able to tell for another month,
as the returns do not come in until
then. The hunters are going further
north every year for these fieet-footed
animals, and many are away north OF
the c. p. Il. line from North Bay to
Sudbury. Reports from the railway
offices say that there are more hunt
ers going north this year than ever,
but the exact number IL hard to get
at. Some railroad officials say they
took between two and three thousand
nimrods up to the deer country, but
the only way to find out the real num-
Der Is to wait for the returns from the
different license Offices" When Mr.
Tinsley was asked what protection the
deer were given from determination,
he said: This year only one hunter Is
allowed to take one single animal out
of the woods, whereas each hunter
was allowed two In past seasons. 1t
Is thought that the only way the deer
can be protected from determination
Is by this method. You see we have
between six and seven hundred men
looking after and protecting our game
laws in the shooting districts. These
gentlemen are in the same official
capacity as a policeman would be In a
city or town. They receive hair the
fines they collect. and the refusal to
pay fine at any time for any In
fraction Of game or fish law means
the offenders must go to jail. This 10
about the only way we can keep the
deer and also other game from becom-
ing extinct during the shooting sea
son, and when the game is not in sea
son. II one man Ia found to have shot
two deer and gives one to another OF
his party he Is in the same fix as a
single hunter would be in should he
also shoot two deer. Anybody at all
can secure a license II they pay for
it," said Mr. Tinsley, nobody Is bar
red from any OF the other provinces.
but we have very few applications
from outside Of Ontario. There Is no
possible way to tell the number OF
deer shot to date" said Mr.. Tinsley.
You see some of those who get their
deer wait for other members OF the
party TO get theirs before leaving, or
some of them take a shot gun along
and go after ducks, rabbits and part
ridge. and other animals and fowl in
season. The season closes on the fif-
teenth OF this month, and then the re-
turns will come In slowly. Any ex-
press company will be able to tell bet
ter than | how many deer have been
brought out of the woods. or they
should be able to know In few days
after the season closes"
How Is the hunting with dogs
regulated?" was asked Mr.. Tinsley.
Last year no dogs were allowed
in without muZzles on them, on &C
count of the muzzling order, but this
year dogs are free, and any number
can be taken into the woods. You
will probably notice that there are
fewer fatalities this year than in the
past Well, that Is because | think
the hunters are becoming more care
full and II is quite customary for most
of the men to wear a red cap. while
others wear something bright so as
moving figure in the bush cannot be
mistaken for an animal. | believe
there are a good number Of people
who do not go deer hunting on ac-
count OF the reckless manner in which
some green hunters take pot at al
most any moving article they see, not
taking any precaution to see what
they are shooting at. l believe this Is
deer shooting's greatest drawback,
but on account of the many precau-
tons that are being taken by hunters
recently, those who were somewhat
dubious about taking a trip into the
bush feel much safer knowing that a
bright red cap or something will pre-
vent many a green deer hunter from
taking a shot at them without being
able to give any warning"