09-26-2006, 08:51 PM
[cool][#0000ff]I agree that occasional dieoffs and "thinning the herd" are not all bad. It is part of the age-old survival of the fittest thing. Gets rid of the weak and infirm and allows the toughest to have more food and territory.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]The problem is that humans are vain, selfish and impatient. They want everything for their benefit and they want it RIGHT NOW. If there is a cyclical dieoff they do not want to wait for the process of regeneration and they start pointing fingers of blame. Usually it is nobody's fault, but just nature taking its course.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]No fisherman likes to see dead fish. It is a waste of angling potential and of food, for those who keep their catch. More basically, we just plain hate to see beautiful creatures of nature die an untimely and unnecessary (to us) death.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Your analogy of the Middle Provo is probably a good example of the need for population controls. I have long maintained that there are probably more fisheries that are adversely affected by LACK of harvest than those that suffer from overharvest. In the latter case, you catch fewer fish, but they are often much bigger when they have less competition for available space and food.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]My compliments on your restraint. I have become somewhat less tolerant in my old age. Getting crotchety and less patient I guess. And, I can tell you that stream anglers don't have the franchise on rudeness and lack of etiquette. It doesn't make any difference whether you fish streams, lakes or ocean there will always be "sportsmen" who can't stand to see you suffering through enjoyment all by yourself and will do whatever they can to help you have less fun.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]The problem is that humans are vain, selfish and impatient. They want everything for their benefit and they want it RIGHT NOW. If there is a cyclical dieoff they do not want to wait for the process of regeneration and they start pointing fingers of blame. Usually it is nobody's fault, but just nature taking its course.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]No fisherman likes to see dead fish. It is a waste of angling potential and of food, for those who keep their catch. More basically, we just plain hate to see beautiful creatures of nature die an untimely and unnecessary (to us) death.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Your analogy of the Middle Provo is probably a good example of the need for population controls. I have long maintained that there are probably more fisheries that are adversely affected by LACK of harvest than those that suffer from overharvest. In the latter case, you catch fewer fish, but they are often much bigger when they have less competition for available space and food.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]My compliments on your restraint. I have become somewhat less tolerant in my old age. Getting crotchety and less patient I guess. And, I can tell you that stream anglers don't have the franchise on rudeness and lack of etiquette. It doesn't make any difference whether you fish streams, lakes or ocean there will always be "sportsmen" who can't stand to see you suffering through enjoyment all by yourself and will do whatever they can to help you have less fun.[/#0000ff]
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