Hello, I strongly object to…

Hello,

I strongly object to this proposed legislation. It is not based on fact. Cormorants do not normally feed on the fish that anglers seek. Even if they did, the proposal essentially amounts to a mass destruction of a species that has struggled to regain in numbers. Allowing hunters to bag 50 birds a day for 9.5 months of the year, and to let the carcass rot where it lay, leaving plastic and lead to seep into our waters is nonsensical. Moreover, Cormorants nest with other birds (gulls, and herons for example) so any shooting during mating season risks these other birds lives and deeply disturbs there reproduction time. The 2.5 months of the year when hunting is not allowed, there are no cormorants to be found as they have left for the winter. I do not want to be canoeing with my child or grandchild and find dead cormorants around, or worse yet, witness any hunting in what should be a peaceful time in nature.

This proposed legislation is ill-conceived.