New carp regulations

[Woodsman]

OK maybe a slight off-track but mentioned further down in the same press release is "A new selective harvest system and point-based moose allocation process to support sustainable populations and provide a fairer system for moose hunters", without stating the new system's details.

[Woodsman]

OK I think I found it.
Some will like it others not so much.
https://www.ontario.ca/page/points-b...cation-process

[blasted_saber]

OK I think I found it.
Some will like it others not so much.
https://www.ontario.ca/page/points-b...cation-process

Yes. Theres fairly lengthy discussion about this on the hunting board. Its been long coming.

[trimmer21]

This is the beginning to the end .....carp will take on a sport fishing status ....which means an end to bowfishing .
Glen

I can't see it ever ending. Once the Carp population explodes and Asian Carp take hold (as they invariably will),OMNRF will be begging for bow hunters to take them out.

[Woodsman]

I can't see it ever ending. Once the Carp population explodes and Asian Carp take hold (as they invariably will),OMNRF will be begging for bow hunters to take them out.

Or maybe opening any caught fish (carp) being able to be sold without license.
They were brought here as a food source. (Not for me though).
Beyond that market, the agricultural feed and fertilizer market would have a use for them.

[contaucreek]

I am an avid carp fisherman. You would have to be a lunatic to confuse a carp angler as targeting another species.
Worthy of note, Carp are indeed edible (I have, yumm), Rainbow and Brown trout are as foreign to Ontario as carp and aggressively compete against native Brook trout in Great Lakes tributary headwaters.
Bowfishing will never put a dent in the carp population of any waterbody and you are only feeding your ego by killing them that way. Taking them home to plant under a rosebush is laughable and although I may be wrong I dont think many bowfishers lug a haul of carp "miracle grow" home
I realize my comments won't sit well with most but are truthful and based on my experience.

[trimmer21]

I am an avid carp fisherman. You would have to be a lunatic to confuse a carp angler as targeting another species.
Worthy of note, Carp are indeed edible (I have, yumm), Rainbow and Brown trout are as foreign to Ontario as carp and aggressively compete against native Brook trout in Great Lakes tributary headwaters.
Bowfishing will never put a dent in the carp population of any waterbody and you are only feeding your ego by killing them that way. Taking them home to plant under a rosebush is laughable and although I may be wrong I dont think many bowfishers lug a haul of carp "miracle grow" home
I realize my comments won't sit well with most but are truthful and based on my experience.

Carp are,indeed,quite tasty. Taken with a bow,a lot of good meat is ruined,though,if proper angling heads aren't used. When I was a kid,some buddies thought it would be smart to chop them up and bury in their parents gardens until an army of Rats and Raccoons descended on the gardens. Parents were not amused. They didn't do that anymore. South of the Great Lakes along the tributaries of New York,Ohio,Michigan,Wisconsin and Illinois,a tourist industry has popped up where angling outfitters take clients bow fishing for Asian Carp that has turned out to be very successful. Leave it to American entrepeneurship to figure out how to make huge profits from a bad invasive species.

[Bo D]

contaucreek and trimmer21, you both say carp are quite tasty. My only experience eating them was at a Jewish eatery and found it quite nice the way it was prepared... I'd like to know how both of you have prepared yours for consumption.... They do put up one hell of a fight, and there's no shortage of them that's for sure... If you guys are on to something I'm hoping you'll share how you do prepare them for the table...

[contaucreek]

It was served up by an attendee at a carp fishing gathering. Smoked and blended with cream cheese on crackers.

[trimmer21]

contaucreek and trimmer21, you both say carp are quite tasty. My only experience eating them was at a Jewish eatery and found it quite nice the way it was prepared... I'd like to know how both of you have prepared yours for consumption.... They do put up one hell of a fight, and there's no shortage of them that's for sure... If you guys are on to something I'm hoping you'll share how you do prepare them for the table...

I used to date a Jewish girl in college. Her parents were "modern conservative" but held fast to old world traditions when grand parents were present (which was often). Her Grandmother was an excellent cook who prepared kosher menus of which Carp was considered a delicacy. That's where I learned about Carp filets,Matza Balls,bagels and lox. Not being Jewish,the relationship fizzled,but,the food was great.