I have to think that this…

I have to think that this proposed policy is not rational. Double-crested cormorants are among the few large aquatic bird species on northern lakes, and do not generally flock, nor reproduce in large numbers. A hunting season with the suggested limits and duration will push the species to extinction, and their niche will likely be taken over by even less desirable water fowl like herring gulls. Other systematic environmental effects from eliminating a higher level species is also unknown, but prior experience suggests that there will be many unanticipated negative effects.

The idea of a smaller, limited season in the fall in which they are taken for consumption makes more sense. The idea of encouraging killing for its own sake is anti-social verging on psychotic.