Based on the number of Cormorants I saw on my last trip to Jordan Lake, I believe the time has come to have an open hunting season for these Shad predators. The Shad have finally made a come back only to be consumed by these birds instead of our beloved Crappie.

SCDNR scheduled open season last year on the Santee Cooper lakes and I have been told that 33,000 were reported killed. I would think the NC Wildlife Resources could generate more revenues from the sale of a special license to hunt these over populated birds.

Monk