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Although many disagree with using this method to control the cormorants, it would appear it is going to be pushed through anyway. I offer these concerns:
1) The danger to the public is high:
There are good reasons to not shoot from a boat.
The season is too long… an effective population reduction could easily be completed in a two week period. This would make it easier for Conservation Officers to ensure the ‘hunt’ is properly and legally carried out.
Non hunters using the water for recreation will be endangered.
2) Historically, there have always been hunters unable to distinguish species. There is a high probability that loons will be killed…both accidentally and intentionally, because some people believe that loons have a negative impact on fish populations.
THE SEASON IS TOO LONG… an effective population reduction could easily be completed in a two week period.
Submitted December 21, 2018 9:37 AM
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Proposal to establish a hunting season for double-crested cormorants in Ontario
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