Comment
I totally disagree with the proposal as presently stated for the following reasons:
1) Allowing a "season" from Mar. 31 to Dec. 31 is no season at all but practically totally open. At most a hunting season of a few weeks, avoiding nesting time might be allowed.
2) A bag limit of 50 birds a day is ludicrous and would encourage mass killing rather than the usual hunt.
A limit of 10 or 15 would be ample.
3) Allowing for "spoilage" should be the same as for other bird hunts.
4) Shooting should not be allowed from boats in the water since accuracy is considerably decreased due to boat motion and can be dangerous for both hunters and observers.
5) Since cormorant numbers are at present stable or decreasing, the need for allowing hunting of these birds seems unnecessary.
Submitted December 27, 2018 5:17 PM
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Proposal to establish a hunting season for double-crested cormorants in Ontario
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