As the past president of the…

As the past president of the Balsam Lake Association I want to add my support to this proposal. Our organization has been inundated with comments about what can be done with these birds and their voracious appetite. While we recognize that they feed on 'surface fish' like crappie, we believe that they do upset the ecobalance in our lakes. I am very supportive of this initiative but somewhat concerned with the hunting period. That period includes the very popular 'summer season' and I am concerned about a 'hunter' sitting out in the lake in mid day July. I would recommend the season be curtailed throughout the summer in case some avid hunter decides to take his quota while recreational boaters are in the vicinity.