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They are using the electrofishing to grab and count/relocate Asian Carp which take over in waterways, reduce food for native fish. Link Link to original video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bewBb_rbydA | ||
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They need a trawler. Place your clothes and weapons where you can find them in the dark. “If in winning a race, you lose the respect of your fellow competitors, then you have won nothing” - Paul Elvstrom "The Great Dane" 1928 - 2016 | |||
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| Green grass and high tides  |
That is wild. Are all those carp? Kill them, the hell with relocating. They need bigger nets! "Practice like you want to play in the game" | |||
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typical gov response,count them,study the numbers,debate the problem,ask for the funds to do more research for a couple years,then they need a recount and so it will go on for years. Net them sell protein to cat food companys and make some money. Meanwhile they destroy all the game fish. | |||
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| Cogito Ergo Sum |
Looks like more jumped into the boat than they caught with nets. | |||
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Wouldnt it be fun to shoot them with a shotgun as they jump out of the water? Carp skeet! End of Earth: 2 Miles Upper Peninsula: 4 Miles | |||
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Pull! Place your clothes and weapons where you can find them in the dark. “If in winning a race, you lose the respect of your fellow competitors, then you have won nothing” - Paul Elvstrom "The Great Dane" 1928 - 2016 | |||
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| bigger government = smaller citizen  |
That or make some kind of emergency protein food for famine stricken areas of the world. “The urge to save humanity is almost always only a false-face for the urge to rule it.”—H.L. Mencken | |||
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Great fertilizer for Colt 45 mat-tors....bigger and more flavor  41 | |||
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This thread raises an issue that more people need to think about. The vast majority of non-native species that are released into the wild cause enormous damage to the environment and can decimate native species. It can cause millions of dollars of damage and ruin agriculture. The Burmese python and snakehead fish are two examples, but there are many more. It can include plants like Kudzu. People need to think before you release non-native species that you no longer want. I support tough criminal penalties for people who do this. Yes there are a few non-native species that have tuned out OK like the brown trout (introduced from Europe) and the pheasant (introduced from Asia), but they are the exception. | |||
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Those are really bad on the Illinois River as well. They will jump like that in reaction to the sound of the outboard as well. Know guys that would run the river with a bow and arrow set up with the reel just to "hunt" them. There are videos out there of it. Looks like a ton of fun. | |||
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You're going to need a bigger boat Pronoun: His Royal Highness and benevolent Majesty of all he surveys 343 - Never Forget Its better to be Pavlov's dog than Schrodinger's cat There are three types of mistakes; Those you learn from, those you suffer from, and those you don't survive. | |||
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I agree with not introducing new non-native species (especially killers like pythons), but I also think it's assinine that a species that has been in a location for 100+ years that some portions of the government are proposing spending to taxpayer money to eradicate it. One example is the rainbow trout, brown trout, and and brook trout were introduced to Wyoming in the late 1800s, and now some in the government are proposing that any caught must be killed (i.e. no catch and release). The eco-system is in balance after 130 years and killing them will throw it out of balance with no telling what the impact will be. BTW, two of the biggest purveyors of non-native species in the history of North America - the US federal government and state governments. Ego is the anesthesia that deadens the pain of stupidity DISCLAIMER: These are the author's own personal views and do not represent the views of the author's employer. | |||
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Man what a great opportunity to work on your bow shooting! I would love to see that live and in person. | |||
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Deliver them to asian restaurants...If they don't serve them, they'll put them in an aquarium. _________________________ | |||
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I agree with you 100%. The trout species that you mentioned are all doing well, and the environment has adjusted well to these fish. Who would want to eradicate the pheasant for example? It's been a net plus for the environment and provides hunting opportunities and food for many. The peacock bass in Florida is also not a problem. Why anyone would want to eradicate the trout species you mentioned is beyond me. Environmental wackos I guess. This issue requires some common sense which is very often in short supply at all levels of government. | |||
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| Muzzle flash aficionado  |
I saw that video earlier today on a news channel (not sure which one--I wasn't in control of the TV). I've seen videos of those carp on the web, too. People have been hurt by being struck by those big fish jumping onto them. flashguy Texan by choice, not accident of birth | |||
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