Mute Swans

[Lawdwaz]

Saw 16 of these at Point Breeze last night.  I don’t think Mike Rossi or the DEC is thrilled about it.   
 

I wonder if they’re edible?!?!

[Lawdwaz]

 

[WNY Bowhunter]

A buddy of mine that works for USDA-APHIS has been up there shooting them all spring.

[Lawdwaz]

Tell him there are some (I saw two) on Lake Alice also.   
 

Pretty easy to spot even with my tired eyes.  

 

[Lawdwaz]

I have a love/hate relationship with them.   Lol

 

[GreeneHunter]

1 hour ago, Lawdwaz said:

I wonder if they’re edible?!?!

Aren't they all ?

[The_Real_TCIII]

A buddy of mine that works for USDA-APHIS has been up there shooting them all spring.

Why do they shoot them?


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[Robhuntandfish]

Had two this spring on the big pond at hunting land. Couldn't get close enough for a pic. DEC took some from a pond in manlius and the people there had a fit. It was on the Syracuse news for weeks. https://www.syracuse.com/news/2015/03/new_state_rules_mean_no_more_baby_swans_in_manlius.html

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[Lawdwaz]

38 minutes ago, The_Real_TCIII said:

Why do they shoot them?


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IIRC Mike Rossi said the were hell on Mallard and other duck species among other reasons.

"A non-native invasive species"

Edited June 12, 2022 by Lawdwaz

[Lawdwaz]

https://www.dec.ny.gov/animals/7076.html

[The_Real_TCIII]

IIRC Mike Rossi said the were hell on Mallard and other duck species among other reasons.
"A non-native invasive species"

Then can we please eradicate the cormorants?


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[G-Man]

32 minutes ago, The_Real_TCIII said:

Then can we please eradicate the cormorants?


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Whats wrong with the comorants..  just eat fish. 

[The_Real_TCIII]

Whats wrong with the comorants..  just eat fish. 

https://greatlakesecho.org/2018/04/12/people-can-once-again-kill-cormorants/

There were only 125 nesting pairs of Great Lakes cormorants in 1972. Today, there are 40,000 pairs, and they’re causing a big problem on many of the region’s islands. Cormorant colonies have degraded many island habitats, forcing other animals to move on.

Anglers know them as the bird whose numbers blew up in the 1980s after tapping into a nearly bottomless supply of the invasive alewife. They’re incredible divers and can eat one-fourth of their weight in fish each day.

And they’re public enemy number one of many perch anglers, although how many perch they eat is hotly debated, Cooper said. Many know them by a distinct calling card–acidic feces that damages cars and buildings. They also destroy vegetation, stripping trees of leaves for their nests and poisoning the ground with their guano.


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[G-Man]

23 minutes ago, The_Real_TCIII said:

https://greatlakesecho.org/2018/04/12/people-can-once-again-kill-cormorants/

There were only 125 nesting pairs of Great Lakes cormorants in 1972. Today, there are 40,000 pairs, and they’re causing a big problem on many of the region’s islands. Cormorant colonies have degraded many island habitats, forcing other animals to move on.

Anglers know them as the bird whose numbers blew up in the 1980s after tapping into a nearly bottomless supply of the invasive alewife. They’re incredible divers and can eat one-fourth of their weight in fish each day.

And they’re public enemy number one of many perch anglers, although how many perch they eat is hotly debated, Cooper said. Many know them by a distinct calling card–acidic feces that damages cars and buildings. They also destroy vegetation, stripping trees of leaves for their nests and poisoning the ground with their guano.


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Native bird im sure there were millions before European people.hunt them amd eat. Probably taste like buffleheads or mergansers ..fish eaters..  Perhaps we just need lower limits on fish.

[turkeyfeathers]

1 hour ago, G-Man said:

Native bird im sure there were millions before European people.hunt them amd eat. Probably taste like buffleheads or mergansers ..fish eaters..  Perhaps we just need lower limits on fish.

so they taste downright horrid . i know theyve put a hurting on trout hatcheries

 

[Robhuntandfish]

Wish we had sandhill cranes. I hear they are the ribeye of the sky!

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[The_Real_TCIII]

Native bird im sure there were millions before European people.hunt them amd eat. Probably taste like buffleheads or mergansers ..fish eaters..  Perhaps we just need lower limits on fish.

Great idea.


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[Pygmy]

8 hours ago, Lawdwaz said:

Saw 16 of these at Point Breeze last night.  I don’t think Mike Rossi or the DEC is thrilled about it.   
 

I wonder if they’re edible?!?!

I heard they taste like chicken....

[WNY Bowhunter]

2 minutes ago, Pygmy said:

I heard they taste like chicken....

They take them in the landfill. 

[G-Man]

1 hour ago, WNY Bowhunter said:

They take them in the landfill. 

And coffee ( the liquid) use to be tossed as well as lobster...

[WNY Bowhunter]

37 minutes ago, G-Man said:

And coffee ( the liquid) use to be tossed as well as lobster...

Lobster still should be tossed into the garbage. I'm sure swans are delectable but after a day of shooting them in the summer they don't worry about processing the carcasses.

[G-Man]

6 minutes ago, WNY Bowhunter said:

Lobster still should be tossed into the garbage. I'm sure swans are delectable but after a day of shooting them in the summer they don't worry about processing the carcasses.

Why just let officals kill them just open a hunting season  . People will do it and pay to do so. Buying a licence.  

[suburbanfarmer]

On 6/12/2022 at 6:32 PM, G-Man said:

Why just let officals kill them just open a hunting season  . People will do it and pay to do so. Buying a licence.  

Now dont go about talking sense..not in this state plz

[Lawdwaz]

There aren’t THAT many of them…..

Edited July 7, 2022 by Lawdwaz