I think the proposed plan to allow hunting cormorants is good news and long overdue. I see thousands of these birds on lake Erie every year and have witnessed their feeding frenzies.
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YES !!! Finally someone is taking action. I have watched the damage these birds have done in Algonquin Park, Prince Edward County, the Ottawa River and elsewhere. Please make them disappear.
I live in Bradford Ontario and I very much enjoy the migratory bird hunting season. I hunt on the holland river most weekends. I can honestly say that this is a great idea as most of the time all I see is cormorants on the river.
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I am disappointed with the hunting of double crested cormorants,your solution is always let the hunters take care of wild animals. I've known hunters all my life and I am not too happy with the ones I knew. I would rather see you oil the eggs.
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I strongly support this proposal and other measures to control the population explosion of cormorants that has occurred on our lakes in recent years. I have been on Balsam Lake for 70 years and for over 50 years there was no noticeable population of cormorants.
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Further to a previously submitted and approved comment regarding use of pre charged pneumatic (PCP) air rifles, non-lead pellets are available for PCP air guns from listed link.
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I am absolutely against this. It does not demonstrate any scientific backing to this proposal or provide valid justification. Hunting to control populations like this is absolutely horrific and should not be allowed. It would be a huge step back.
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.
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Opposed to this proposal as presented.
The proposal does not appear to be evidence based in science.
There are no supporting scientific papers associated on the electronic posting online.
Allowing wildlife to rot is unethical in my opinion.
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Deeming these birds to be an "aesthetic" issue is abhorrent. We don't select our game based on looks, and frankly the population increase does not warrant adding this species to the game bird list.
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I support the proposed double-crested cormorant hunting season. Like others, I have witnessed first hand the damage these birds and their overpopulation have caused. Creating a hunting season is a common sense approach to managing the issue.
It about time this has come up! I do agree with this proposal and think alot of good will come from it. Seeing the damage first hand of what they can do to the environment is devastating.
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It is hard to believe that in the 21st century, that Ontario wants to kill off all the cormorants to keep the fishing industry happy. Wow, talk about taking a giant step back in time when animals were killed to extinction because people didn’t seem to think they could ever go extinct.
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I think establishing a hunting season is a good way to control cormorant overpopulation,
but hunters shouldn't have to pay for waterfowl license to hunt them.
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