bobber22 Loc: Ocala, Florida

That foul smelling whitewash is called guano and is part of the GDP of some nations ( Peru for one ). Its great fertilizer much like chicken shit but stronger.

jepolt Loc: North East Ohio

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Americanman28

too much of it is toxic. Nothing grows underneath the trees where they nest.

Ivey Loc: South Central Tennessee, Tim's Ford Lake

That has happened to a couple small islands up and down the Tennessee River They crap all over everything killing all vegetation around the area, It changes the PH of the water causing the fish to leave the area. Dam things are a nuisance and are not native to this area.

jepolt Loc: North East Ohio

Hey Ivey, same exact problem here with some islands on Lake Erie. They have complete killed a couple of islands trees and vegetation. The sis looks like a ghost. We have been fighting hard to get approval to decrease their numbers. They really are a menace. We have done many studies with the Kent State marine biology group on South Bass Is. these birds devour enormous amounts of fish. We have seen, in person one bird swallow a 4 pound carp whole. Then go after small perch. Hope you guys down there can come up with a way to manage these nasty birds. Good luck to you.

DonaldRotter80 Loc: St, Cloud, Minnesota

Tom Wasz. Tom is correct about the Cormorant hunt in Minnesota. This took place in 2015 on Leech Lake but was NOT open to the public. This was a controlled hunt by government "sharpshooters". The massive flock of cormorants were convicted of eating too many walleyes which meant poor fishing. Leech Lake has always been a "go to" walleye factory. The hunt ended when the nesting pairs of cormorants were considered to be under control. I haven't heard anything lately. I do not see the number of cormorants we used to see near the St. Cloud, Mn. when large flocks were observed on the waters and sitting in trees. I only saw one flock of cormorants this year which followed the Mississippi River I live on near St. Cloud. I do not get up north very often anymore but the Outdoor News fishing and hunting reports haven't reported on this as far as I know. The number of cormorants killed in the Leech Lake operation were not enough to affect the overall population that much. As far as I am concerned they can kill them all.

I lived in Southern California from 1965 - 1969 and had my own encounters with sharks, seals, pelicans and gulls. They loved the anchovies we used for bait and the fish we caught with them! Hooking a pelican which took to flight was an experience. The sharks would cut the line and the many encounters with seals ended briefly as they simply tore the fish off the hook or broke the line. The seals that arrived underwater and seized the bait or fish were incredibly strong and we briefly hoped we had hooked into a large fish. I fished the barges anchored off Seal Beach and the workers always had firearms ready and many seals and sharks were greeted by gunfire as they neared the boat. If hooked and brought near the barge they were always dispatched by firearms as they were not allowed to be brought on board. This also occurred on the few "cattle boats" I fished from. I then bought a 20 ft. Chris Craft cruiser with a 6 cylinder Gray Marine engine and ventured out as far as Catalina Island a number of times. Halibut, Ling Cod and Kelp Bass were my favorites for eating. For fighting abilities the surface fighters like Bonita and Barracuda were more fun to catch but the bottom dwellers were the best eating. Don.

jepolt Loc: North East Ohio

Grease Geese need to be put into extinction.

Big A Loc: Mesa, Arizona

Never saw that with a cormorant,
but I have seen a guy 'fly' a seagull
like a kite, once !

Big A Loc: Mesa, Arizona

Maybe you need to pack a small Coleman CO2 pistol for when the birds are becoming a nuisance !
You don't need to kill them - set the CO2 pressure a little lower and just 'discourage' them from feeding too close to your fishing spot !

FixorFish Loc: SW Oregon

My buddy uses a paintball gun and aims for the open mouth !