02-28-2013, 02:14 PM
Here are two videos from a couple of years ago that document some of the efforts and studies that F&G have done to try and save the Upper Blackfoot River Cutt runs from the pelicans. This has been an on going problem for quite awhile.
Higher water years really help.
The thing is, it really isn't just local to the Blackfoot R. They are depleting our fisheries all over the region. They'll fly from the nesting grounds to Wyoming or Am Falls no sweat. They eat an enormous amount of fish a day, and not just little ones. They can even eat a 3.5 lb fish.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=khJ-0nB1Cls
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A7k8Qhfzw8s
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Higher water years really help.
The thing is, it really isn't just local to the Blackfoot R. They are depleting our fisheries all over the region. They'll fly from the nesting grounds to Wyoming or Am Falls no sweat. They eat an enormous amount of fish a day, and not just little ones. They can even eat a 3.5 lb fish.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=khJ-0nB1Cls
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A7k8Qhfzw8s
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