02-27-2013, 08:25 PM
Now there's 2 people I can agree with.
I think part of the complaint of others is that the large perch help to keep the smaller ones in check and if we harvest too many big ones the little ones WILL over populate. I think that is what DS is saying when he suggests a slot limit. I just don't think we are anywhere near that yet.
Perch can easily over populate and it's way better to err on the side of taking too many versus not enough. Hence the reason I don't feel too bad if I keep smaller ones to feed to the cat, chickens, use for bait later, fertilize the garden, etc. Hopefully, the birds will help keep the small ones in check as well. It is a daunting task when you look at it from a numbers stand point.
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I think part of the complaint of others is that the large perch help to keep the smaller ones in check and if we harvest too many big ones the little ones WILL over populate. I think that is what DS is saying when he suggests a slot limit. I just don't think we are anywhere near that yet.
Perch can easily over populate and it's way better to err on the side of taking too many versus not enough. Hence the reason I don't feel too bad if I keep smaller ones to feed to the cat, chickens, use for bait later, fertilize the garden, etc. Hopefully, the birds will help keep the small ones in check as well. It is a daunting task when you look at it from a numbers stand point.
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