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All - there is an effort in Indiana to see that Common Carp are recognized as a game/sport fish and along with that, introduce strict harvesting restrictions which in effect would end up banning and/or severely impact bowfishing. Such a change would set a bad precedence.

If you would like to do so, please support your fellow sportsmen in Indiana by signing their counter petition. It also sounds like they will be on the ground to oppose this in their state.

http://bow.fishingcountry.com/forums/showthread.php?3863-Keep-Indiana-Bowfishing-Alive-Petition


Background information:

http://bow.fishingcountry.com/forum.../forums/showthread.php?3836-Petition-to-make-Common-carp-a-sportfish-in-Indiana

http://www.gopetition.com/petition/42415.html
 
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apparently the people who started the petition to make commons a sport fish didn't read the invasive report that the dnr did.

some one copy and paste this to their signature, the link is validates what i have posted right here and was done by the DNR. i would have done it but i already signed and it wont let me go back and edit my comment

RISKS/IMPACTS: Although this species was originally introduced in the U.S. as a
food source, it has yet to be widely accepted for this purpose. The bottom feeding habits
(rooting) of this fish prove to be quite destructive. When overabundant, carp cause an
increase in water turbidity and a decrease in aquatic plants and invertebrates. Evidence
has also proven that the common carp prey on the eggs of other fishes and their foraging
activities can destroy spawning beds of more desirable species. Therefore, common carp
are responsible for the decline of some native fish species.
Predators will feed on young carp. However, due to the fast growth of juvenile
carp, they are vulnerable to predation for a short period of time. If a body of water is
productive and predator populations are relatively low, common carp can dominate a
fishery in a short period of time.

full report


http://www.in.gov/dnr/files/COMMON_CARP.pdf
 
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the last signing on the petition was made in feb and they only got 69 people where as we have 2 petitions going and both are active and combined have over 400 people that have signed them


the pro bowfishing petitions

http://www.thepetitionsite.com/50/a...petition-to-keep-common-carp-cyprinus-carpio-on-indianas-invasive-species-list/

http://www.thepetitionsite.com/1/keep-indiana-bowfishing-alive/


the anti bowfishing petition

http://www.thepetitionsite.com/46/a...ecognise-cyprinus-carpio-the-common-carp-and-its-subspecies-as-a-sport-fish-in/
 
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