Zec du Chapeau-de-Paille
The ZEC Chapeau de Paille is a "zone d'exploitation contrôlée" , located in the Mekinac Regional County Municipality, in administrative region of Mauricie, in Quebec.
This Zec which was created in 1978, is administered by the Association Nature inc.Toponymy
The name of the hunting and fishing from Lake Chapeau de Paille to which the surrounding terrain remind the shape of the straw hat.Geography
ZEC Chapeau de Paille covers an area of. It shares its boundaries with the Zec du Gros-Brochet at the north, Zec Wessonneau in northeast, Saint-Maurice Wildlife Reserve in the east, La Mauricie National Park southeast and Mastigouche Wildlife Reserve to the south. It also enclaves Ecological Reserve Irénée-Marie.
The territory of the Zec covers cantons : Badeaux, Arcand, Lordship of Cap-de-la-Madeleine, Brehault, Livernois and Normand.
Lakes of the Zec subject to regulations on fishery by Government of Quebec are: Lakes des Aigles, Bill, Bouchard, Bon-Air, Boulter, "de la Buse", Cadotte, "à la chienne", "des Chaussées", Clara, "Grand lac du Couteau", "de la Culbute Sud", Descoste, Descoteaux, Duff, "au Glacier", Godin, Hilda, Lafleur, Lessard, "à la ligne", Loa, Madelon, Montagne, Narrow, Grand Lake Pepin, Râteau, Regis, Rusty, Ruth, Siffleux, Willard and Winfield.
