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Title: Annual report of the Commissioners of Fisheries, Game and Forests of the State of New York
Year: 1895 (1890s)
Authors: New York (State). Commissioners of Fisheries, Game and Forests
Subjects: Forests and forestry Fisheries Game and game-birds
Publisher: (Albany, N.Y. : The Commission)
Contributing Library: Smithsonian Libraries
Digitizing Sponsor: Biodiversity Heritage Library

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yonsdale, andTownships 2 and 4 of the John Brown Tract; and the vicinity of Beaver Lake, OtterLake, and the west branch of the Oswegatchie River. In Oneida County—In the towns of Forestport, White Lake, and Woodhull Creek. In St. Lawrence County—In the townships of Clare, Clifton and Emilyville. In Warren County—In the towns of Hague and Thurman. Many of the correspondents stated that the deer in their districts were neitherincreasing nor decreasing. Dead Deer. Deer were reported as having died during the previous winter, and been foundin the following localities : /// Franklin County—In Townships 17 and 19 of Macombs Purchase, and in thevicinity of Big Tupper Lake, Quebec Pond, Willis Pond, and the Cold River. In Hamilton County—In Townships 37, 38, 42, and 43 of the Totten and Cross-field Purchase; in Benson Township, and in the vicinity of Raquette, Brandreth,Forked, and Little Tupper Lakes; and especially along the South Branch of the MooseRiver near the Indian Clearing.
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FISHERIES, GAME AND FORESTS. 195 In Herkimer Count)—In Townships 6, 7, and 8 of John Browns Tract ; in thevicinity of the Fulton Chain and Big Moose Lakes; and on the lands of the Adiron-dack League Club in the Moose River Tract. In Lewis Count)—In the towns of Croghan, Diana, and Greig ; and around OtterLake and along the West Branch of the Oswegatchie. In St. Lawrence County—In the townships of Clare, Clifton, Emilyville, Chau-mont, Bloomfield, Hollywood, Kildare, Matildaville, Parishville, and Wick ; and alongthe Oswegatchie and Raquette Rivers. It would be interesting to know how many live deer there are in the great forestsof Northern New York. The question is frequently asked, and the probable numberhas been a source of much discussion and difference of opinion. There is no possibleway of arriving definitely at the number, and it is doubtful if any computation couldbe made that would at all approximate accuracy. Estimates have been made bymany who are familiar with the reg

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