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Other Hunting => Waterfowl => Topic started by: h2ofowlr on October 28, 2009, 05:37:14 PM

Title: Cormorants !!
Post by: h2ofowlr on October 28, 2009, 05:37:14 PM
I have noticed the large quantities of cormorants in the area and there population seems to be growing uncontrollably.  I have had to sit there and watch them gobble up tons of fry.  I am assuming those are probably salmon, but that is an assumption.  I wanted to see if anyone has heard of any management plans in order to control them as it is illegal to shoot them.  If given the green light, I am sure the hunters could help control the numbers while providing great eats for all the local food banks.  Can any of the biologist or wardens weigh in on this that frequent the sight?
Title: Re: Cormorants !!
Post by: Dustin07 on October 28, 2009, 06:34:59 PM
i thinks they eat all fish fry they can get a hold of, including trout, bass, etc. I've seen them on my fav duck luck chowin down. as far as I know they are still protected and will be as long as seagulls are...  :bash:
Title: Re: Cormorants !!
Post by: Professor Chaos on October 28, 2009, 06:40:53 PM
i think if you could scientifically prove that they are hurting certain runs of fish there might be a way to start shooting them.  I believe that is the case with the terns down on the lower part of the columbia. 

Just an FYI.  They are known to sink when shot.   :o
Title: Re: Cormorants !!
Post by: chester on October 28, 2009, 06:42:08 PM
you can shoot terns? :o
Title: Re: Cormorants !!
Post by: Professor Chaos on October 28, 2009, 06:57:25 PM
not everyone.  Just some people with the OK from the ODFW i think.  i am not 100% on the logistics of that shooting but i know they kill some terns down there.
a 270 and a bunch of comorants lined up on pilings sounds about perfect  ;)
Title: Re: Cormorants !!
Post by: chester on October 28, 2009, 06:58:58 PM
i was hoping washington was giving that the green light.
Title: Re: Cormorants !!
Post by: NW-GSP on October 28, 2009, 08:29:20 PM
they opened a season in michigan, no limit on them
Title: Re: Cormorants !!
Post by: h2ofowlr on October 28, 2009, 09:27:29 PM
I was down in Chinook, WA in August and the locals were talking about harvesting a bunch.  It is insane how many are flying around.  Thousands of them everywhere.  Chinook is located near the mouth of the Columbia River where the Cormorants, Terns and Sea Lions are putting a hurt on the salmon.
Title: Re: Cormorants !!
Post by: Ray on October 28, 2009, 10:48:35 PM
I'd love to shoot em. Bet they taste horrible.
Title: Re: Cormorants !!
Post by: chester on October 28, 2009, 11:10:31 PM
yea im just north of chinook. they are everywhere in the bay and the columbia. wonder who you have to talk to to get the go ahead on them.
Title: Re: Cormorants !!
Post by: teal101 on October 29, 2009, 09:47:28 AM
I was down in Chinook, WA in August and the locals were talking about harvesting a bunch.  It is insane how many are flying around.  Thousands of them everywhere.  Chinook is located near the mouth of the Columbia River where the Cormorants, Terns and Sea Lions are putting a hurt on the salmon.

We used to vacation in the Fort Stevens park and bike up to the tip of the peninsula.  It was insane to watch thousands of cormorants flying all over in huge groups..
Title: Re: Cormorants !!
Post by: Dustin07 on October 29, 2009, 09:51:11 AM
i bet they taste similar to any other meat eating game animal. flavor is probably fixable with the right ingredients  :drool:
Title: Re: Cormorants !!
Post by: addicted on October 29, 2009, 09:58:49 AM
they taste fine to me. just like any other bird, you gotta pick out the pellets  ;)
Title: Re: Cormorants !!
Post by: woodywsu on October 29, 2009, 10:01:10 AM
Cormorants, gulls, and mergansers are all making a very large impact on out-migrating salmonids. These three species are actively hazed at most dams and are lethally removed at a few. However, caspian terns are a larger problem than anything. It is very hard to obtain a permit to remove them from tailraces (below dams). I believe USACE is contracting out USDA wildlife services to actively haze/remove avian predators from their projects. To my knowledge, Douglas, Chelan, and Grant PUD all have avian predator control programs active during spring and summer run off when smolt are out-migrating.
Title: Re: Cormorants !!
Post by: ducksdoom12 on October 29, 2009, 10:40:53 AM
i have actually cooked cormorants up before. there not bad. the best way to cook um is
too brine it in some salt water and any herbs you have in the house
take the meat and put it on a peice of wood (apple wood works best)
barbaque for about 4 hours with really low heat
take it out of the barbaque (wood and meat)
but some sort of sauce on it, i use bbq but anything would work:drool:
then put it in the oven for anther 2 hours at 225.
after that take it out of the oven, take the meat off of the peice of wood, throw away the meat, and eat the peice of wood :IBCOOL: :bash: :chuckle:
Title: Re: Cormorants !!
Post by: Dustin07 on October 29, 2009, 10:42:50 AM
LOL
Title: Re: Cormorants !!
Post by: Elliott on October 29, 2009, 08:46:16 PM
i have actually cooked cormorants up before. there not bad. the best way to cook um is
too brine it in some salt water and any herbs you have in the house
take the meat and put it on a peice of wood (apple wood works best)
barbaque for about 4 hours with really low heat
take it out of the barbaque (wood and meat)
but some sort of sauce on it, i use bbq but anything would work:drool:
then put it in the oven for anther 2 hours at 225.
after that take it out of the oven, take the meat off of the peice of wood, throw away the meat, and eat the peice of wood :IBCOOL: :bash: :chuckle:

was waiting for that reply  :sas:
Title: Re: Cormorants !!
Post by: Balladeer on October 29, 2009, 10:20:44 PM
Good one.
Title: Re: Cormorants !!
Post by: h2ofowlr on November 02, 2009, 03:17:49 PM
I have heard guys talking about opening a season, but that is just hear say so far.
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