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ENEMIES OF GAME FISH. 
Writing concerning predatory birds, a writer 
1 the Fishing Gazette says: 
“In my own mind I have not the slightest 
oubt that there is a marked and decided in- 
rease in most of the above species, and this 
as been to me particularly noticeable in the 
ase of the common heron. Formerly in dis- 
icts where a few of these birds would be 
oticed they can now be seen by the score, and 
ley are to my mind one of the most destruc- 
ve agents of fish life, living as they do entirely 
1 the vicinity of fresh water, and fishing not 
nly in lake and stream but in estuaries as well. 
0 the herons must be, of course, added two 
ther kinds of birds equally destructive to our 
sheries, gulls of various sorts, and the cor¬ 
morants (green cormorant, or shag), and the 
nly extenuating circumstance I can possibly 
:e in favor of the latter birds is that fortu- 
ptely the bulk of their kind keep on the salt 
■ater. However, I may add that I have seen 
cormorant eject a trout of 12 inches in order 
> facilitate flight, and I have also seen other 
umorants so gorged with sea trout as to be 
lable to escape without great difficulty; and 
he was knocked on the head by an angler 
hile in this condition. In these instances the 
rds were probably ten miles from the sea. 
“As regards gulls, the damage done by them 
1 fresh-water fisheries is undoubtedly great, 
id only a few weeks ago I watched a gull 
lerring-gull) at work in a trout stream; and 
herring-gull is capable of easily swallowing 
trout larger than a herring. Now what is the 
medy, and I do not for one minute suggest 
• wish for the extermination of any British 
rd; as a matter of fact, extermination would 
any case be well-nigh impracticable for many 
asons, as all the above-mentioned birds are 
mally very difficult of approach, when once 
ade shy, and in most cases they breed in al- 
ost inaccessible spots. No; what I would 
ggest is that all rivers and estuaries con- 
oiled by fishery districts should be kept as 
ear as possible of cormorants in particular, 
id these birds would soon leave any particu- 
r district if much disturbed; at any rate, drive 
em out to sea, as owing to the depth of 
ater, once outside they would be much less 
'trimental. 
“Gulls have their uses in clearing a harbor 
garbage, etc., and act as scavengers, and 
ley do not dive, but when they stray from the 
'ths of rectitude, as is often the case, and 
.■) inland and attack our trout streams, a 
■arge of shot is the best corrective. Herons, 
lo, are easily scared, and would soon leave a 
■strict if much disturbed; but the shag or cor- 
orant I would give no quarter to personally 
ider any conditions, and I believe that not 
ng ago the Exe fishery authorities gave a re¬ 
nd of one shilling for every cormorant killed. 
■ s a proof of the destructive powers of sea 
rds, I once shot an adult great northern 
'I'er, and took from it five freshly swallowed 
ffi, each fish being about five inches in length, 
•4 of the kind locally known as “stingers”; 
e full amount of fish at this rate taken by 
1 e bird during a day can therefore be left to 
; e imagination, but in any case must be 
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