Seagulls, why cant we hunt them?

[5440fight]

There used to be a mink farm here that had problems with seagulls, either the mink carcasses or the food I don't know, but there were literally tens of thousands of seagulls infesting that 10 acre farm yard. it was close to town, actually in the city limits i think, and the birds were a nuisance to the farm and also the entire city of Wetaskiwin.

The farm owners used to get a 1-day permit to shoot nuisance seagulls. 20-30 shotgunners would descend and all hell would break loose for half an hour or so and there would be hardly any seagulls around for another year.

That was 30-40 years ago. Times have changed.

I would say you had a problem with a mink farm, and it's waste from it's operation. When people have a problem with pests, it's because they attract them, and feed them. They become pests, because they are unusually successful, thanks to human intervention. Then we complain that they are unusually successful, and figure it's their fault. You want to cut down on pests? Clean up, store food in containers, and don't throw scraps outside.

 

[wgamble89]

One reason is because there are several species that look alike but some are in low numbers, thus making it hard to tell the difference between one that is endangered and one that is not. The average joe would go out and could be blasting a bird that there are only hundreds of left in the world.

 

[FALover]

Like someone has eluded to, they are useful in the fact that they remove countless tonnes out of our landfills each year...they are like the guy with the big shovel following the elephants in the parade.

And yet if I try to take 2 old pressback chairs from the dump all hell breaks loose.

 

[jethunter]

I would say you had a problem with a mink farm, and it's waste from it's operation. When people have a problem with pests, it's because they attract them, and feed them. They become pests, because they are unusually successful, thanks to human intervention. Then we complain that they are unusually successful, and figure it's their fault. You want to cut down on pests? Clean up, store food in containers, and don't throw scraps outside.

LOL, go tell the mink rancher. He's been dead 20 years so it 's going to be hard to contact him.

 

[Waynetheman]

Hate seagulls with a passion. I have to duke it out with them every summer on roof tops all across the city.

 

[Tazzy]

I hope we can legally hunt commorants before seagulls.

Open Season in NB


"Resident and Non-resident hunters who wish to hunt for groundhog, coyote, crow and cormorant may purchase a New Brunswick Varmint Hunting Licence. This licence is valid annually from March 1st until September 20th. "

 

[newt]

The reason you can not hunt them.Seagulls are song birds.

 

[MC One Shot]

Indeed, they were once apparently scarce. I don't know where on earth you get the idea that a bird that feasts on garbage and rancid meat might be good eating though. Stick to grouse.

Where did you get that from out of my post?

 

[2strklvr]

I wish that we could hunt cormorants here in Ontario as varmints. They have literally decimated fish populations, drove away loons and killed entire islands on many of our lakes.

 

[Mister Donut]

Haha, these phuckers always crap on my car, right after washing, it never fails.....sometimes I wish we could hunt them.

 

[kamlooky]

What the heck you going to do with them?
Eat a garbage eating critter?
Like a dump bear?
Orchard bears are the best eating.
Might just as well eat a rat....................yikes...........and...............yuckkkkkkk.

 

[superspeed348]

What the heck you going to do with them?
Eat a garbage eating critter?
Like a dump bear?
Orchard bears are the best eating.
Might just as well eat a rat....................yikes...........and...............yuckkkkkkk.

Actually, they are quite tasty, a cross between Bald Eagle and Spotted Owl.

 

[blasted_saber]

There are no useless animals, insects or plants. All have critical roles. Ours is to remind god that he makes mistakes too.

What critical role do wasps and hornets play?

 

[blasted_saber]

I wish that we could hunt cormorants here in Ontario as varmints. They have literally decimated fish populations, drove away loons and killed entire islands on many of our lakes.

Actually you're quite backwards on the fish populations. WE decimated the fish stocks, leading to surge of baitfish, which in turn led to a surge of cormorants.

 

[burnt_servo]

Orchard bears are the best QUOTE]

orchard bears done with the hams smoked is really really good

 

[MattLS]

Dave Windfield screwed this hunting thing up 20 years ago.

 

[trebor2880]

There are no useless animals, insects or plants. All have critical roles. Ours is to remind god that he makes mistakes too.

Maybe not, but I think we would miss sea gulls less than we do the Passenger Pigeon.

 

[trebor2880]

Like someone has eluded to, they are useful in the fact that they remove countless tonnes out of our landfills each year[/B

And deposit it into our once beautifull and clean lakes, via their $hit! What we need is a bounty on them.IMO

 

[JifeLacket]

One reason is because there are several species that look alike but some are in low numbers, thus making it hard to tell the difference between one that is endangered and one that is not. The average joe would go out and could be blasting a bird that there are only hundreds of left in the world.

x2.

 

[762shooter]

I don't know why everyone is so down on seagulls, they can be a lot of fun!

For instance, when I lived in a remote mill town on the west coast of Vancouver Island they was a guy who used to fish for seagulls. He would take a piece of bread, tie it to the line on his spincast rod and cast out in to a flock of seagulls out in the river. When one took the bait and tried to fly off he'd play it like a flying fish! Eventually the bread would pull out of the bird and he's cast again. He had lots of sport with this activity.