Update on operation Cormorant......
I've eliminated 16 Cormorant under my predation permit...very satisfying! There's still one that makes an appearance once a week but he's a wise bugger. As soon as he spys my truck he starts flapping his wings and buggers off. Tactics will change to eliminate the poacher.
With temps in the 70's and my feeder running again, I'm saddened by the lack of mature BG coming to feed. I can only assume the Cormorants nearly wiped them out.
So now my problem is this: I added 200 LMB July of 2012 and now they are 15 inches and about 1.8 pounds each. Should I reduce the LMB numbers now? Or, will my BG numbers rebound without corrective stocking?
