Dan, it appears some tags were issued previously but not enough. It seems now they will issue permits ( between 3 and six per farmer ) but apparently that' s not enough...

Ontario Hunter, good points, I' d be curious to know if Mr. Hillier voted Liberal in the last election. The media coverage on this started with the local Liberal Candidate spewing off trying to capitalize on some publicity. As far as the Ottawa Citizen is concerned, they seem to be giving attention to Liberal views only, no other side of the story has come to the surface.

Turkman, good points too, the LLA is saying that any action taking place later in the year is too little too late. Rumor has it the OPP will be in the area as well as MNR officials looking for violations and as I understand it the culling will take place on each individual farm at the same time. I guess that the idea is ( for those without permits) is that if OPP or MNR officials are in the area, they wait until they leave. No word yet as to the time. Some landowners have already been given permits and approval, MNR officials will be present for those kills.