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TO THE PORT PERRY YACHT CLUB "Port Perry, sine 15, 1970 Dear Commodore Stone: Canoe the Nonquon "70 is now a part of history and it seems generally agreed that it was. a resounding success. The organizers worked hard to make it operate smoothly, | but the great problem in the planning was to assure safety in the event of sudden em. ergencies on Lake Scugog. The Port Perry Yacht Club demonstrated its generosity and community mindedness in volunteering to provide a safety patrol and in carrying out the job in professional style. Every one of the can- oeists, especially those who lagged behind in isolated positions has his story to tell about how the big cruiser came alongside to see if all was well, Anyone who was watching late in the afternoon would- have been moved to see a canoe manned by three tired Scouts being mothered into port under the huge shadow of your escort, throttled down , to a snail's pace, to provide re-assuring protection - - for all the world like the Queen Mary keeping watch over Kon-tiki. Relieved of appreh. ension the:boys finally touch. ed the dock; and as they did so, the big boat reved its en- gines, and bade farewe'l to its tiny charge with a touch. ing salute. The Canoe Race committee of the Historical Society can- rot adequately thank you for your impressive assistance. We can wish you Godspeed Some EDITOR 27 48 AY SPE RNAIAY HH on Eh BA Lh 1) Ph iia ANRC v3 wi Ed TS £ hele and smooth sailing in the coming season. Please convey to all your members our appreciation of your effort on Saturday. Yours sincerely, William Brock Condemn Fox Bounty Dear Sirs: To March 31st this year, diagnosed cases of rabies in Ontario County totalled 36. for 12. These included 2 dogs, 1 cat, 7 cattle, and 2 sheep. Wildlife cases accounted for the remainder -- 20 foxes,2 skunks and 2 bats. Justifiably alarmed, the County Council in April placed a $5. bounty on all foxes. The councilmen assum- ed, reasonably enough, that since the fox is the prime carrier of rabies, a significant depletion in the fox populat- ion would help to control the disease. Levying bounties, however, will not reduce the fox pop- ulation, nor are bounties any- thing but an encouragement to fraud and a profligate waste of tax money. Other jurisdictions have tm After British Columbia discontinued paying bounties several years ago, an official of the Fish and Game branch concluded that "fraud mikes any bounty 'system a prohibitive function." Illin- ois called bountf® "a gross waste of funds!" Ten years ago, C.A. Mason, then director of conservation in Nova Scotia said bluntl¥, "we believe any bounty system crazy", William Wishart of the Alberta 'Department of Lands and Forests added, "close to 1,000,000 has been spent INVEST NOW! VICTORIA & GREY TRUSI Guaranteed Investments = 3 Years - 8%h Interest is payable half yearly or may be left to compound. EMMERSON INSURANCE AGENCY ~ LIMITED | 191 Queen St. Port Perry without noticeably affecting the numbers of wildlife pests or predators." Not only do bounties fail to achieve results, but they provide a prime target for fraud. Unless identical bount- ies are abreed upon through- out a province (and the Ont- ario Department of Lands and forest has shown no intention of i imposing such uniformity), any county offering a higher fox bounty than its neigh- bours will be the victim of fraudulent practices. Hunters need only haul their kills over county lines and lie. In fact, this practice was once so com- mon in some localities that it was considered perfectly nor- mal. Is Ontario County prepared to subsidize dishonest bounty hunters? Before we answer, let us reconsider the potential costs: In recent years fox and coyote bounties have cost Michigan $2,000,000. Man- 'Telephone 985-7306 PORT PERRY Summer Living Build your own outside living | room with PATIO SLABS. Then you will need a CEDAR PICNIC TABLE and for privacy a CEDAR FENCE Reesor Fuel & Lumber itoba $1,000,000 in the ten Various sizes and colours. 985-7951 Domestic animals accounted and years before 1960, and from 1944 to' 19567, Ohio spent $6,000,000 on fox bounties. This money was wasted, The fact is that bounties have no effect on fox Populations. In 1948, South Dakota bount- ied just under 10,000 foxes. Every year until 1966 claims ran between 8,000 and 10,000 but in that year they climbed to 13,000. The following two years saw a normal number of claims, but in 1959 they soar- ed to 20,600! The more the hunters killed, the more ener- getically the foxes bred to over-compensate for the added threat. The same situation prevailed in Minnesota, where the number of foxes bountied grew steadily in the years im- mediately prior to 1960. In Michigan, 20,968 foxes were bountjed in 1948. Six years ater, ter $8,00,000 had been spent 'on claims, 26,964 were turned in. When Michigan acknowledged the failure of its system in 1964, it had 76% more foxes than when the bounty was first put inte effect. On the other hand, seven- teen states (and Alberta) have neither bounties nor too many foxes. The obvious conclusion is that bounties have absol- utely no long-range effect on fox population. As the Mich- igan Department of Conservat- ion has concluded, foxes will always produce a surplus in order to prevent "dogs, accid- ents, parasites, disease, hunt- ers, trappers, and the bounty system from wiping out foxes." When food is scarce and crowding is great, the number of pups per litter, |' will drop; but when much food and space are available, the litter size will rige, adjust. ing to strike a natural balance. Perhaps the most damning point ta be made against the bounty system is that it is I a ee 7. - i Sell Selmi ASRS and] DES oJ REMINISCENT OF days long ago Mrs. John Kane rocks her six-month-old son, Billy Kane, to sleep in an old-fashioned rocker that was part of the Lake Scugog Historical Society's display at the Port Perry Home Show. Mrs. Kane, and all the other women engaged in making the display a real hit, wore turn-of-the-century dresses and bonnets to give a touch of realism. The Historical Society's display included antiques of every description, many in mint-like condition. --Photo Bob McDougall i brutally unselective. To place~bounties a conservation officer--and more foxes senselessly a price on the head of every | could be hired especially to killed. fox because some are rabid is 4 track and kill any rabid creat- SYLVIA DIAMOND neither good sportsmanship ure reported to him. This| WAYLAND DREW nor good conservation. With | would be an efficient proced- Wildlife Committee the money our Council seems ure, and should be instituted prepared to spend on fox Port Perry Citféens before more money is wasted Anti-Pollution Association. 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