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Message: <blockquote data-quote="snow" data-source="post: 303554" data-attributes="member: 1056">Season opens in sept coming to our area hopefully soonFall cormorant hunt widely applauded<img src="https://nodakangler.com/forums/cache.php?img=https%3A%2F%2Fnodakangler.com%2Fforums%2Fcache.php%3Fimg%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmnoutdoorsman.com%252Fforums%252FSmileys%252Fdefault%252Freporter.gif" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> 8/5/20'They will definitely eat walleye'<img src="https://nodakangler.com/forums/cache.php?img=https%3A%2F%2Fnodakangler.com%2Fforums%2Fcache.php%3Fimg%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmnoutdoorsman.com%252Fforums%252FSmileys%252Fdefault%252Fcoffee.gif" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> ......The province will introduce a fall hunting season for double-crested cormorants starting in September in an attempt to protect fish stocks and natural habitats.Natural Resources and Forestry Minister John Yakabuski made the announcement Friday in Fenelon Falls, northwest of Peterborough, following a series of public consultations dating back to 2018.The bird can eat up to a pound of fish a day and nests on the ground and in trees on islands and in peninsulas.It’s known to damage vegetation with its droppings, or guano, due to its acidity which, in turn, can affect nesting habitats for other colonial waterbirds. The cormorant also has been cited as a possible cause behind declining fish stocks in Lake Nipissing. We’ve heard concerns from property owners, hunters and anglers, and commercial fishers about the kind of damage cormorants have caused in their communities, so we’re taking steps to help them deal with any local issues,” Yakabuski said.The hunting season will run annually from Sept. 15 to Dec. 31.Yakabuski says a fall season will avoid interference with recreational users of waterways and nesting periods for some migratory birds.The maximum number of cormorants a hunter can take also has been set at 15 per day, down from 50 initially, similar to the limit set for federally-regulated migratory game birds such as mourning doves, Snow and Ross’s geese, rails, coot, and gallinules.A survey performed last year by the ministry and partner agencies on cormorant colonies across the Great Lakes and certain inland lakes in Ontario estimated the number of breeding cormorants to be at least 143,000 in 344 colonies. Although some hunters may choose to consume the bird, the province advises those who choose not consume what they harvest to dispose of it properly.</blockquote>

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