screw being politically correct. those folks can "kiss my bass." ( i didn't make that up, i think i saw it on a bumper sticker somewhere)!!
abide with the law, if ya don't, at least don't post if over the internet.
if ya kill something, don't let it suffer.
Lighten up.
Protect your land and what you've invested in it.
ok, concerning meadowlarks question. if it is legal there, i would shoot as many as i can. maybe train a dog that you can adopt from the humane society to chase the birds/scare them away. how about motion sensored sprinklers depending on the size of your pond. and if small enough pond, netting. if electricity nearby, set a timer, and maybe a stereo under a shed....have it turn on via timer to the sound of gunshots, or dog bark or whatever scares of herons and cormorants. maybe you could buy a cheap cd player....and i wonder if one of those crow/owl call cd's would work. maybe some day when you are around there you can record when the birds are out there the most, and set your timer to those times for the cd player to come on. and set your cd to replay so it will start all over at the end of the cd/tape or whatever.
just a thought or two, hope it helps.
out of curiosity...anybody know why those cormorants are protected/require a permit? how do they benefit the ecosystem? are their numbers low or something? i've been to lake fork fishing, and those little white air rats are everywhere. trees down there look white from their poop. not that i want any species to become extinct, but i'm just curios. i mean, i can understand the california condor and bald eagle and the panda etc. but if there were pandas running everywehere, there'd be a season on them probably, for environmental control/equilibration of the ecosystem (man, i'm sounding nerdy huh?!!) . mark
