RE: [cayugabirds-l] (Long comment) Exempt part of Cayuga Lake from hunting diving ducks

2013-01-06 Thread Jody W Enck
of Natural Resources Cornell Lab of Ornithology From: Sandy Podulka Sent: ‎January‎ ‎5‎, ‎2013 ‎8‎:‎51‎ ‎AM To: CAYUGABIRDS-L Subject: Re:[cayugabirds-l] (Long comment) Exempt part of Cayuga Lake from hunting diving ducks This would be a great project for the CBC and John has made thoughtful, thorough

Re: Re:[cayugabirds-l] (Long comment) Exempt part of Cayuga Lake from hunting diving ducks

2013-01-06 Thread nutter.dave
I agree with John Confer and others. I think his arguments should be more clearly and succinctly stated in order to be clear to others and effective to those who make decisions. I'm not volunteering or attempting to do so here, just adding some observations.The number and variety of waterfowl

Re: [cayugabirds-l] (Long comment) Exempt part of Cayuga Lake from hunting diving ducks

2013-01-06 Thread Kenneth Victor Rosenberg
Hi all, This discussion threatens to escalate quickly and I hesitate to weigh in but here are a few comments for everyone to consider: 1. One of John Confer's main points is that making the direct connection between hunting pressure on Cayuga Lake and overall waterfowl populations is

Re: [cayugabirds-l] (Long comment) Exempt part of Cayuga Lake from hunting diving ducks

2013-01-05 Thread Bill Evans
This would be a nice accomplishment that is long overdue. I’ve thought that the “few individuals...greatly reducing the pleasure of many” angle should be enough to produce such an exemption, but your approach of population analysis and presenting a scientific case for the exemption might help

Re: [cayugabirds-l] (Long comment) Exempt part of Cayuga Lake from hunting diving ducks

2013-01-05 Thread Linda Orkin
...@clarityconnect.com] *Sent:* Saturday, January 05, 2013 8:52 AM *To:* John Confer; CAYUGABIRDS-L *Subject:* Re: [cayugabirds-l] (Long comment) Exempt part of Cayuga Lake from hunting diving ducks This would be a nice accomplishment that is long overdue. I’ve thought that the “few

Re:[cayugabirds-l] (Long comment) Exempt part of Cayuga Lake from hunting diving ducks

2013-01-05 Thread Sandy Podulka
-72558715-3493...@list.cornell.edubounce-72558715-3493...@list.cornell.edu] on behalf of Bill Evans [mailto:wrev...@clarityconnect.comwrev...@clarityconnect.com] Sent: Saturday, January 05, 2013 8:52 AM To: John Confer; CAYUGABIRDS-L Subject: Re: [cayugabirds-l] (Long comment) Exempt part