Zec Lesueur
The ZEC Lesueur is a "zone d'exploitation contrôlée" in the unorganized territory of Lac Douaire, in Antoine-Labelle Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region of Laurentides, in Quebec, in Canada.
Geography
The territory of the Zec Lesueur is bounded on:- West by the Gatineau River and Zec Petawaga
- East and south by the Zec Mitchinamecus
- North by the Bazin River
- South by the Notawassi River and Notawassi lake.
On the western edge of the ZEC, the Gatineau River has several rapids: Esturgeon, Ceizur, "chutes du Serpent", rapides de la Trinité, Chantants, Pikes et Mocassins.
Journey to access to entrance station:
- Lamerlière : Take the route 117 to Mont-Laurier. Take Highway 309 north to Ferme-Neuve. And take forest Road 17 up to the ZEC. The second option of route from Sainte-Anne-du-Lac: take route 309 north, then use the forest road no. 2 up to the "Lac des Polonais".
- Silver Lake at Km 11 of 11th via Sainte-Anne-du-Lac.
Hunting and Fishing
On the territory of the ZEC, hunting is limited enrollment periods according to the types of hunting gear, sex beasts, for the following species: moose, american black bear, grouse and hare.Fishing has quota for brook trout, lake trout, pike, walleye and bass.
Toponymy
The name of the ZEC is directly related to lake Lesueur, located in the northern part of zec. The lake is located at 5.3 km east of the Gatineau River, and is linked to a chain of lakes linked together by the Lesueur River including lakes : Carrière, Pot, Dumain, "de la Vache", Orphan, Lesueur, La Saussaye, Ouzel et Menneval. From the latter lake, Lesueur River flows west for 4 km to empty into the Gatineau River.The name "Zec Lesueur" was formalized August 5, 1982 at the Bank of place names of the Commission de toponymie du Québec.