Cormorant-Day 1

[Mergie Master]

Rain buzzards!

Good going guys.

[Mergie Master]

Those things don't just eat fish, they destroy land too. A guy I know in Minnesota fishes one of the Am/Can border lakes. It has several beautiful lush green islands in it and he, his wife and son camp and cook fish on one of the islands. The one they use the most is maybe 3 or 4 acres.

Last year he sent me some pictures of the island from around 9 or 10 years ago and it was a beautiful little spot of land covered with evergreens and a few fairly tall trees. Then in another picture he took last year the island was nothing but boulders, rocks and stumps. Not a single green thing was left on the island. Instead of green or gray the rocks were white like they had been whitewashed.

I asked him what was up with that and he said the cormorants started roosting on the island about 8 years ago. They totally destroy it with their sh!t. That cormorant sh!t burned every living plant off the island. It was amazing how much damage they did.

[Phone Man]

I hope they decide to extend it on till march 31 like originally planned.

[BigBallin]

I hope they decide to extend it on till march 31 like originally planned.

God I hope not, I got work to do around the house and the gov't would have to subsidize steel shot

[Phone Man]

I got a pile of stuff that needs doin too and not enough time to do it. Then there comes fishing season

[BigBallin]

I got a pile of stuff that needs doin too and not enough time to do it. Then there comes fishing season

Hell, Im knee deep in workin on a bowfishin rig as well as needin to put some time in on this white boat I using to shoot cormorants out of. Not enuf hours in the day

[BigBallin]

come on fellas...wakey wakey, we got a job to do...nobody said it was gonna be fun

[flatbill]

1 gun 33, and it wouldn't shoot but 1 at the time...basically a single shot. Broke magazine spring!!

[thawhacker]

Those things don't just eat fish, they destroy land too. A guy I know in Minnesota fishes one of the Am/Can border lakes. It has several beautiful lush green islands in it and he, his wife and son camp and cook fish on one of the islands. The one they use the most is maybe 3 or 4 acres.

Last year he sent me some pictures of the island from around 9 or 10 years ago and it was a beautiful little spot of land covered with evergreens and a few fairly tall trees. Then in another picture he took last year the island was nothing but boulders, rocks and stumps. Not a single green thing was left on the island. Instead of green or gray the rocks were white like they had been whitewashed.

I asked him what was up with that and he said the cormorants started roosting on the island about 8 years ago. They totally destroy it with their sh!t. That cormorant sh!t burned every living plant off the island. It was amazing how much damage they did.

i have saw the areas they roost at on lake wateree and stumpy pond. its just like you said, not a single plant anywhere. the whole area is covered with white shit.

[Dook]

i have saw the areas they roost at on lake wateree and stumpy pond. its just like you said, not a single plant anywhere. the whole area is covered with white shit.

I appreciate yall taking the trash out. We have an island here on the lake that used to be a Bald Eagle roost, pretty common to see them there. In the last 5 years, since the Komi-komeleons have moved in, every single tree and plant on the island is dead.

Shoot em often, and early. Thanks for the conservation efforts.

[LabLuvR]

If you go to Lake Guntersville in Alabama, you can see their destruction first hand. One island we saw looked like it had been bombed, not a single living plant on the five acre island. Just nasty as hell.

[Duck Tape]

This is as tasteful as I could do it. We could have spelled SC Ducks with the bags alone. My son did not want to put the final two bags in the truck. Said his shocks were maxed out.



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[Stack]

Good going guys. Hope they do it again next year. Maybe Ill get to get in on the action. Im still trying to get this shoulder I had surgery on in late Dec. worked out.

[Duck Tape]

If anyone got a ticket for no permit and actually attended a class, completed your paperwork and have a witness, PM me your name.

I will work on it for you. Provide me your customer number and class attended.

[Smilee]

So since we have a private forum why not a few hero shots?

[SNAP Hunter]

So since we have a private forum why not a few hero shots?

I agree!

[Tugted312]

Do those bastards stink as bad as gators?

[PBiz]

So since we have a private forum why not a few hero shots?

Because its not private, and he thinks it will bring bad press either to himself or to the SCDNR.. Which may very easily be true..

But when I kill a truck load, I will take a picture of them spelling out the Declaration of Independence, because I could careless about what 99.9% of people think of me..

[PBiz]

Do those bastards stink as bad as gators?

Smell like sardines.. and throw up

[SNAP Hunter]

Because its not private, and he thinks it will bring bad press either to himself or to the SCDNR.. Which may very easily be true..



But when I kill a truck load, I will take a picture of them spelling out the Declaration of Independence, because I could careless about what 99.9% of people think of me..

Is the water turkey season much different than the conservation season for snow geese?


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