"Harvesting" implies keeping…

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"Harvesting" implies keeping the game for food. The proposed change in legislation to deal with a perceived problem of one inedible species is not warranted. Hunters should only be allowed to take wildlife for food. Those who wish to do target practice should have to keep their weapons at a range and practice their skills on inanimate targets, and the weapons kept under secure lock and key between time. Reducing any one species out of the mix of Nature upsets the balance which apparently has been achieved by the cormorants who will now control the population of fish which are pushing other desirable fish out of the mix. Just as shooting wolves to try to save caribou has been a disaster, so allowing the slaughter of corporate will create another ecological disaster. Leave Nature to bring balance without human meddling.