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My Cormorant friend

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Went fishing last night almost in the middle of the lake when what I believe to be an immature cormorant flew out to the middle of the lake and landed not more than 10 feet from my boat. He swam around the boat getting within a foot or two and I snapped a bunch of pictures. I went to the front of the boat to put my camera back in it's case when he decided to hop into my boat. He made it on the back of the boat on the live bait well but lacked some coordination yet and he fell off the back of the boat back into the water. I had no cormorant removal plan so I started up the boat and drove about 100 yards away. He watched me and once I stopped he started flying towards me and ended up flying maybe 10 feet from the boat. full-1309-23015-100_5682.jpg

Never seen, heard of this happening to anyone before. Here is a picture of 'Udo' the name I gave him. Maybe I'll see him next weekend? P.S. I had no fish or minnows?? No idea what brought him out to see me and want a boat ride?

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Yup Leech I believe they do that sort of fishing in Vietnam. I should have tried it as I did not manage a bite that evening. Some people have falcons and then there are those that own cormorants. I'll check the 2012 regs for fishing with the use of Cormorant.

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Yup Leech I believe they do that sort of fishing in Vietnam. I should have tried it as I did not manage a bite that evening. Some people have falcons and then there are those that own cormorants. I'll check the 2012 regs for fishing with the use of Cormorant.
I called the DNR for you. I guess in MN you can only use one rod um , bird at a time! laugh

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