Tundra Swan
Well-Known Member
798 Highway 59
Port Rowan, Ontario
N0E 1M0
October 31, 2018
Re: A Canadian Tundra Swan Season
Dear Waterfowlers:
Further to my letter of October 17, 2018 that included some recent significant developments regarding A Canadian Tundra Swan Season this is to request that you submit a short note of support to the Ontario Federation of Anglers and Hunters if you have not already done so.
Reasons to support a limited (tag only) Tundra Swan season:
1) The Trumpeter Swan and the Tundra Swan are classified as "migratory game birds" under international treaties and the hunting of them is permitted as such.
2) There has been a limited (tag only) Tundra Swan season for the Western Population in the United States since 1962 and a limited (tag only) Tundra Swan season for Eastern Population in the United States since 1983.
3) The USFWS currently permits the hunting of Tundra Swans in Alaska, Montana, Nevada and Utah from the Western Population and in Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Maryland, New Jersey and North Carolina from the Eastern Population ... note that Montana has a season for both populations.
4) A limited number of Trumpeter Swans are also permitted as an "incidental harvest" during the "General Swan Season" in Montana, Nevada and Utah.
5) The USFWS has recently proposed expanding hunting opportunities for the Eastern Population of Tundra Swans in additional states in the Atlantic and Mississippi flyways that would include a limited "incidental harvest" of Trumpeter Swans as well. The USFWS has estimated that the continental Trumpeter Swan population is increasing by 10,000 birds per year.
6) The CWS Tundra Swan Season Assessment determined that a limited (tag only) Tundra Swan season is sustainable and that a potential "incidental harvest" of Trumpeter Swans (that would be monitored) would not adversely affect the Trumpeter Swan Population.
Your support will probably determine if a Tundra Swan season includes the Province of Ontario or if it is limited to the Provinces of Manitoba and Saskatchewan.
Sincerely,
J. Katchin, D.V.M.
Port Rowan, Ontario
N0E 1M0
October 31, 2018
Re: A Canadian Tundra Swan Season
Dear Waterfowlers:
Further to my letter of October 17, 2018 that included some recent significant developments regarding A Canadian Tundra Swan Season this is to request that you submit a short note of support to the Ontario Federation of Anglers and Hunters if you have not already done so.
Reasons to support a limited (tag only) Tundra Swan season:
1) The Trumpeter Swan and the Tundra Swan are classified as "migratory game birds" under international treaties and the hunting of them is permitted as such.
2) There has been a limited (tag only) Tundra Swan season for the Western Population in the United States since 1962 and a limited (tag only) Tundra Swan season for Eastern Population in the United States since 1983.
3) The USFWS currently permits the hunting of Tundra Swans in Alaska, Montana, Nevada and Utah from the Western Population and in Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Maryland, New Jersey and North Carolina from the Eastern Population ... note that Montana has a season for both populations.
4) A limited number of Trumpeter Swans are also permitted as an "incidental harvest" during the "General Swan Season" in Montana, Nevada and Utah.
5) The USFWS has recently proposed expanding hunting opportunities for the Eastern Population of Tundra Swans in additional states in the Atlantic and Mississippi flyways that would include a limited "incidental harvest" of Trumpeter Swans as well. The USFWS has estimated that the continental Trumpeter Swan population is increasing by 10,000 birds per year.
6) The CWS Tundra Swan Season Assessment determined that a limited (tag only) Tundra Swan season is sustainable and that a potential "incidental harvest" of Trumpeter Swans (that would be monitored) would not adversely affect the Trumpeter Swan Population.
Your support will probably determine if a Tundra Swan season includes the Province of Ontario or if it is limited to the Provinces of Manitoba and Saskatchewan.
Sincerely,
J. Katchin, D.V.M.