This is not a hunting season. It is an extermination season to satisfy the hook and bullet crowd and tourist outfitters. There is no sound science to support this. No one in their right mind would eat a cormorant.
This is killing for the sake of killing.
As a avid hunter and wildlife management professional, I commend the Ontario government for acknowledging there is an over-abundance of DCC in Ontario and for considering hunters as a useful tool to manage their population.
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I strongly disagree with the proposal to allow a hunting season for double-crested cormorants. The province has not put forward any scientific evidence or justification to support this proposal. This native species is part of the ecosystem of our province and Lake Ontario.
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I am a commercial fisherman with 40 years experience on lake Erie western basin . I saw the first cormorants arrive and explode in population islands deforested flocks of thousands and fish stocks destroyed mainly smallmouth bass.
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The underlying reason for declining fish populations should be addressed rather than creating an aggressive hunting season for one of the fish's predators. Humans are daily affecting the quality of water within this ecosystem and are responsible for the decline in numbers of fish.
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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.
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NO! to a hunting season for double-crested cormorants......
It is false to say they are affecting native fishes. There is no scientific data to support this claim.
These birds have an adverse affect on habitat and are out of control throughout Southwest Ontario. It is time to get population under control.
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The Government of Ontario is proposing a "hunt" of double-crested cormorants that could easily eradicate this important, ecologically beneficial native waterbird from most of the province.
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I am a member of Ontario Nature, the Toronto Ornithological Club and the Ontario Field Naturalists - and although I am primarily a birdwatcher, I sometimes differ with some of the members (but by no means all) of these organizations because I have no issue with responsible hunting for the primary pu
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At one time, there were so many passenger pigeons flying across the sky that they seemed like dark clouds trapping the light. Then they were hunted into extinction. We need to do everything we can to protect our local species. I oppose this hunting season.
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This is an appalling proposal, ethically snd practically, not scientifically based or justified, and highly inappropriate given the huge losses in wildlife worldwide. In addition it will be virtually impossible to police and will likely open the door to much broader wildlife slaughter.
I'm a long time hunter and large supporter on various local and national conservation groups (OFAH, DU, Delta Waterfowl) I support a proposal for an open season to help control double crested cormorant populations, especially in particular areas in Ontario and beyond.
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This hunt is unresearched and should NOT happen. The bald eagle population is slowly starting to rise after decades of near extinction. Bald eagles prey on these birds. Let's leave nature to sort it self out for once!
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