I am a hunter, fisherman and…

I am a hunter, fisherman and naturalists all my life. I enjoy the out-doors.
This proposal has nothing to do with skills required for hunting, it is clearly a slaughter of a native species from a parked boat 10 m away from a breeding colony of several species including protected water birds. Shooting birds sitting on a nest or flying into nests feeding young was never something any serious hunter has supported. Hunters do not like to shoot any wildlife just to shoot for the kill only and the thought hundreds of un-retrievable carcasses washing up on beached during the summer month, is disgusting and no serious hunter should allow.
As a OFAH member for 25 years, I was surprised to received no consultation about this,
This reads as it was written by suspender wearing politicians with a hate for wildlife.

As a fisherman, I was concerned years ago that cormorants are reducing game fish in Lake Ontario, where I regularly fish for 30 years.
However I have not seen a reduction of game fish during all these years. Finding several studies, indicating that cormorant are mostly feeding on invasive fish species and only 3 % of game species are taking, does not comes as a surprise.

This proposal will only increase the hate for hunting and fishing by the public and people will right fully use the name blood sport against us.
Please do stop this proposal, there is no need for it.

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