When I was first informed of…

When I was first informed of your proposal, I thought it was a joke. I simply couldn't believe anyone would come up with such a proposal.

I am strongly against the proposal for the following reasons:

1. Cormorants are not game birds and I can't imagine many, if anyone, would want to eat them.
2. A limit of 50 a day is unenforceable if the carcasses are left to rot.
3. Real hunters would not want to shoot anything they cannot eat and leave the carcasses to rot. So who is left to shoot these birds? Only those who get a thrill out of shooting.
4. Hunting should never be permitted during breeding season as proposed. It is inhumane.
5. There is no scientific evidence to support that cormorants are destroying the fishing industry nor that the cormorant population is out of control. It is a population that has stabilized itself. Nature has a way of doing that without human interference. However, if you feel and can show that it is a population that is causing harm,then there are better ways of controlling that population. Egg-oiling is one way.
6. Shooting during the summer months when the lakes are crowded with people enjoying recreational activities just puts the public at risk. It will not be long before someone gets shot and if you think there is a public outcry now, just wait until then.
7. Other species, protected species, nest in the same area as cormorants. As protected species, they cannot be harmed and yet there is a danger they will be, and if not actually killed, shooting will disrupt their nesting ability.

Please seriously consider abandoning what can only be classified as a ridiculous proposal.