West Michigan lake's swan cull now a global flap

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With 1,200 swans visiting the lake during peak periods, residents suffer an embarrassment of riches. And that is why local conservationists plan to kill them.

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The biggest problem today is the news media. The DNR shouldn't let the word out on stuff like this. Just do what needs to be done and keep it quiet.

Ohhhhh Nooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!!! They are killing those beautiful Swans. I would think these would be good table fare. Maybe even better than goose breast. I know some of the European Immigrants talked about eating them in their native lands.

[ALLEYES]

I believe the DNR was trying for quite awhile to keep it on the down low. Awhile back a good friend of mine was in on controlling the swan population with the DNR. He told me it was all to be hush, hush. They caught some grief from some of the residents where he did this, but it really needed to be done. They are not a native species to Michigan. And it was not on White Lake either. It was on a big inland piece of water.