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Aug 24, 2018 12:51:49   #
Wuligal Loc: Slippery Rock, Pa.
 
This photo was taken at Presque Isle on Lake Erie yesterday. I didn't become aware of the birds' entangled legs until I got home and was processing the images.
I contacted the Erie DCNR and they responded within twelve hours. I do not know if they were able to save this bird and probably never will. Birds and other wild life becoming entangled in fishing line is a common problem everywhere there is a body of water. It would take so little on the part of fisher people to prevent this from happening if only they would properly dispose of their broken lines. Any suggestions how we can stop this from happening?



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Aug 24, 2018 13:11:06   #
kpmac Loc: Ragley, La
 
I, too, have seen this happen. Even to the point where the bird's wings and legs both become entangled. I don't see any solution. Many people don't seem to care what they leave behind. Don't get me wrong, I have fished and hunted all my life and most of the sportsmen I know are environmentally aware. But I have seen many litterers and careless people fishing and hunting, also. I make it a point to always say something or report it when I see it. It will take a cultural change. Laws just don't seem to help. Thanks for the opportunity to rant.

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Aug 24, 2018 13:22:43   #
Mark Sturtevant Loc: Grand Blanc, MI
 
I don't know how a fisherman can recover all broken lines or lost lures. Anyone who has done fishing knows that sometimes nylon lines are lost out there in deeper water. Heavily fished areas have a lot of nylon line trash in the water. But it would be good for a periodic raking to help thin that stuff out.

Now they don't have to just leave trash! If I had a nickel for every time I see a g.d. styrofoam cup that was used for worms...

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Aug 24, 2018 13:33:42   #
Blaster34 Loc: Florida Treasure Coast
 
Wuligal wrote:
This photo was taken at Presque Isle on Lake Erie yesterday. I didn't become aware of the birds' entangled legs until I got home and was processing the images.
I contacted the Erie DCNR and they responded within twelve hours. I do not know if they were able to save this bird and probably never will. Birds and other wild life becoming entangled in fishing line is a common problem everywhere there is a body of water. It would take so little on the part of fisher people to prevent this from happening if only they would properly dispose of their broken lines. Any suggestions how we can stop this from happening?
This photo was taken at Presque Isle on Lake Erie ... (show quote)


Education is a terrible thing to waste and.....its always lost on some individuals

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Aug 24, 2018 13:34:46   #
drklrd Loc: Cincinnati Ohio
 
Mark Sturtevant wrote:
I don't know how a fisherman can recover all broken lines or lost lures. Anyone who has done fishing knows that sometimes nylon lines are lost out there in deeper water. Heavily fished areas have a lot of nylon line trash in the water. But it would be good for a periodic raking to help thin that stuff out.

Now they don't have to just leave trash! If I had a nickel for every time I see a g.d. styrofoam cup that was used for worms...


I understand your dilemma and I always take back out what I carry in. I too find it heart breaking to see so many things left by others. Maybe a documentary on it might make some aware. I wonder if done well the instructional channels will run it. I learned as a beginning photographer if out in nature or any place you even take home those pesky film roll wrappers. No one remembers the strip you have to remove to load a roll of film.

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Aug 24, 2018 13:42:43   #
therwol Loc: USA
 
Wuligal wrote:
This photo was taken at Presque Isle on Lake Erie yesterday. I didn't become aware of the birds' entangled legs until I got home and was processing the images.
I contacted the Erie DCNR and they responded within twelve hours. I do not know if they were able to save this bird and probably never will. Birds and other wild life becoming entangled in fishing line is a common problem everywhere there is a body of water. It would take so little on the part of fisher people to prevent this from happening if only they would properly dispose of their broken lines. Any suggestions how we can stop this from happening?
This photo was taken at Presque Isle on Lake Erie ... (show quote)

You would have to outlaw fishing and enforce it. See how well that goes over. Line is lost in the water all of the time. If your line snags on something underwater, how are you going to get it out of the water. You can't.

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Aug 24, 2018 19:38:11   #
Wuligal Loc: Slippery Rock, Pa.
 
I appreciate everyone's input about this problem. I understand that you cannot recover a line from the bottom of a lake but with some effort it can be retrieved from dry land. There are several trout streams and a well stocked lake near my house. On more than one occasion I have helped the local game commission cut tangled lines from the bushes and trees that edge the water. I volunteered for the task because I damn near killed my self while setting up a tripod at the waters edge when I got fishing line wrapped around my ankle. I'm not trying to outlaw fishing, just suggesting that fisher-people could at least cut their tangled lines from the surrounding brush and dispose of it in a safe manor. It's not a cure but it would go a long way to save some of our song birds and small game from a slow agonized death and make it safer for the nutty photographers.

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Aug 25, 2018 07:35:14   #
Ron 717 Loc: Pennsylvania
 
drklrd wrote:
I understand your dilemma and I always take back out what I carry in. I too find it heart breaking to see so many things left by others. Maybe a documentary on it might make some aware. I wonder if done well the instructional channels will run it. I learned as a beginning photographer if out in nature or any place you even take home those pesky film roll wrappers. No one remembers the strip you have to remove to load a roll of film.


I like your comment to “Always take out what you carry in” , but I have always tried to take out more than I carried in. I try to pick up others trash if possible to dispose of when leaving an area.

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Aug 25, 2018 08:20:20   #
Tom G Loc: Atlanta, GA
 

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Aug 25, 2018 08:33:31   #
DAN Phillips Loc: Graysville, GA
 
When the Boy Scouts were real boy scouts they had a slogan, "Leave No Trace". Simple enough, but it has to be a mind set of the individual. If you take it with you, bring it back! Human nature is hard to change, but it can be done, one individual at a time. Unfortunately most people do not realize that when this earth gets to the point that it cannot support wildlife, it will not support people. Make a difference!

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Aug 25, 2018 08:39:37   #
HamB
 
Our Boy Scout motto was " leave the camp site in better condition then you found it"

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Aug 25, 2018 08:42:00   #
Brucej67 Loc: Cary, NC
 
Most fishermen will pocket broken line when available, however it is not always available, sometimes the line breaks in water, trees and other places where the fisherman can't get it and I agree it is a problem (I have had my share of this activity while fishing). I don't have a solution other than to say that the person fishing should be careful and try to retrieve broken line.

Wuligal wrote:
This photo was taken at Presque Isle on Lake Erie yesterday. I didn't become aware of the birds' entangled legs until I got home and was processing the images.
I contacted the Erie DCNR and they responded within twelve hours. I do not know if they were able to save this bird and probably never will. Birds and other wild life becoming entangled in fishing line is a common problem everywhere there is a body of water. It would take so little on the part of fisher people to prevent this from happening if only they would properly dispose of their broken lines. Any suggestions how we can stop this from happening?
This photo was taken at Presque Isle on Lake Erie ... (show quote)

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Aug 25, 2018 10:28:52   #
gerdog
 
I learned a long time ago to carry a lighter when fishing, even though I don't smoke. Fishing line burns easily. I also pick up after others, with the wildlife in mind. Damn plastic holding together 6-packs is just evil.

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Aug 25, 2018 12:02:51   #
hookedupin2005 Loc: Northwestern New Mexico
 
What is terribly frustrating, is there are trash containers set up at many sites, yet people continue to just toss their trash over their shoulders, with absolutely no consideration for others.

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Aug 25, 2018 12:21:28   #
John_F Loc: Minneapolis, MN
 
I have had lunkers escape by breaking the line. At some point the lunker is able to spit out the lure or dies. Then the line floats away. In some cases the lure was a favorite and I got made at the line.

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