I support a season to control the spread of this bird. Its good to see the government is beginning to recognize this bird is getting over populated and altering the ecosystem.
I don’t have data but can tell you that I have been bass fishing in Lake Erie for 30 years. I have first hand witnessed the arrival of cormorants and the decrease of small to medium fish. Back 25 years ago you could catch a stringer full of nice sized bass while releasing many smaller fish.
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I am glad to finally read that the Ontario's government is going to allow people to "legally" shoot these birds! The last 15-20 year's has been devastating to our fisheries and vegetation from these invasive birds.
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I have an idea that I believe could help to prevent a cull of the Cormorants. I am aware that the invasion of Chinese Flying Carp is becoming a disaster in the Mississippi River and is approaching the Great Lakes.
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I would like to see the provincial government allow an open season on the Cormorant.
I have witnessed first hand the destruction of property and the amount of fish these nuisance birds eat in a day.
Please allow the open season, as soon as possible.
I will admit that am not pro-hunting to manage wildlife populations at all, but this bill exceeds the limits of good sense for three reasons. The first is to allow hunting of the birds from a standing boat.
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I have fished lake Nipissing for 50 years and in the last 10 years or so they have taken over the nesting areas of other birds and taken over to create a nesting area for themselves!
Hundreds of them will start their hunting runs like soldiers in formation 10’ off the water!
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I am an outdoorsman and have been exploring Ontario waterways for over 50 yrs. I spend a lot of time in small inaccessible lakes in central and northern Ontario. Where one never saw a cormorant in these waters 15yrs ago, now they are there and in concerning numbers.
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Please do not allow this proposal to pass. Leave the birds ...cormorants alone. They ate a stunning species and as soon as you let them be gamebirds they will be aggressively hunted. It should not be our right to make such decisions.
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I am pleased with this hunt, these birds are a threat to the environment and fisheries, this should of not taken this long to proposed this law , but I am greatful
I am in full support of a Commerant hunting season.
Being a person who enjoys boating.I have personal seen the amout of destruction these birds have caused with nesting areas due to a growing population. These areas expanding as well.
Until 6 or 7 years ago our lake in the Kawarthas had no visible cormorant population. This has achanged until this past summer there were cormorants in all parts of the lake. The several areas where they roosted were devastated by their excrement.
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I am a veterinarian who practiced for many years in Ontario. During this time, I became aware of the cormorant cull and was very concerned for two reasons. The first is that there is no scientific evidence that the number of cormorants affects the number of fish that people wish to catch.
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I have personally seen what cormorant colonies have done to islands in a province closer to the ocean. We MUST not allow that total DESTRUCTION of every living thing happen to property in this province.
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