Comment on FR Doc # 2012-01807

Document ID: FWS-R9-MB-2011-0033-0029
Document Type: Public Submission
Agency: Fish And Wildlife Service
Received Date: February 09 2012, at 12:00 AM Eastern Standard Time
Date Posted: February 9 2012, at 12:00 AM Eastern Standard Time
Comment Start Date: January 27 2012, at 12:00 AM Eastern Standard Time
Comment Due Date: April 6 2012, at 11:59 PM Eastern Standard Time
Tracking Number: 80fb1036
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This is comment on Proposed Rule

Migratory Bird Permits: Double-Crested Cormorant Management in the United States

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I regularly enjoy going to Mary Jo Peckham park in Katy, Texas for the trout fishing, which is stocked by Texas Parks and Wildlife during the winter months. I have seen the double-crested cormorants decimate the stocking. Typically they come right up to the stocking truck and feed as they are released and continue to feed while they are disoriented. The only chance one catching anything is on stocking day once the cormorants have feed until they can't feed any more. By the second day and third day they have wiped out most remaining trout. This is a shame that stocking is really just a feeding service for the birds. I am trying to teach my 6 year old boy the pleasures of fishing, which he has greatly enjoyed at a few of the other parks around Houston. Unfortunately Mary Jo Peckham is the closest, 1hr away, and I have had no success on Saturday when I can get my boy out to fish. These birds need to be eliminated. Sincerly, Paul