On Thu, 24 Aug 1995, Herb Curl wrote:

> OK, so it's not about birds (INAB). I recently noticed that there is a bag
> limit on bullfrogs. At the same time bullfrogs, which were introduced
> into Washington state, are alleged to be at least partially responsible for
> the demise of other frog species as well as native turtles. I was thinking
> of writing the Fish & Wildlife Commission to request that they remove, a)
> the bag limit and, b) the need for a hunting license. However, I have no
> data to support my position (not always a severe deterrent ). Does anyone
> have documentation, references, etc. that can quantify the problem? I
> think the bullfrog question may have been brought up earlier on the list
> but I wasn't paying attention. (Always a severe deterrent.) The Commission
> meets on 8-9 December and now is the time to submit proposals.
>
Herb--

Show 'em the picture on p. 145 of *Amphibians of Washington & Oregon* by
Leonard et al..(including OSU's own Bob Storm)...a male bullfrog swallowing
a duckling..these exotics really predate a lot of native stuff and it
wouldn't be a bad idea to *harvest* them down...

Tom