Dave, thank you for your consideration. We have to discuss these subjects. But we also have to keep our focus on the subject and never make it personal. That said, look at number 3 on my list of ways to handle problem animals.
Here are my concerns about this subject.
We don't want people to automatically blast everything in sight. If we have to remove a problem, we want to be very selective about it.
We want people to know clearly the difference between a cormorant and a merganser or green heron. In other words, we want people to be very knowledgeable about what they are doing.
Cecil said, shoot, shovel and shut up. Good advice but unfortunately, so many people have trouble shutting up.
We don't want someone that is arrested for shooting something to justify their actions by saying the people on the Pond Boss forum said this is what they should do.
Any comments about these ideas?
