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Brett - 2004-06-23 01:04:45
As a vegetarian, I won't be eating any cows this weekend- so let me get up on the soapbox.
The argument I hate about doves is when hunters make the inverse comparison "They're related to the pigeon that just shit on yer windshield!"
The important fact of the matter is that they are very small birds, if you're looking at it from the food angle. That cute pair outside your window? Well kill them, and a half dozen more, and it might be enough for a full course.
This issue was a big deal in Ohio a few years back, and actually was the first time I felt the need to register to vote (and of course my vote ended up being in the minority). With that in mind, most hunters probably have heard that other places are weakening legislation to protect hunting of songbird species, and simply thought that meant they could do that here, as well. I'm personally dissappointed in Jenny (Granholm), as from what I've read she was publicly against it when she was campaigning.
Finally, I would like to point out that the main purpose of hunting Mourning doves comes down to the ambiguous term "Sport", and what this means is that most hunters are either a) not skilled enough to hit a clay pigeon, b) not rich enough to buy clay pigeons, or c) don't like shooting something unless they know it was once alive, and they have ended that life.
(steps down from soapbox, ducking bullets and pigeon shit)
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raymond - 2004-06-23 08:24:33
i dunno abt yer 12guage but mine with any kind of shot will scatter a lil dove all to hell with nothin but scraps left over fer flies
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Laura - 2004-06-23 08:42:20
You're right, Brett, Granholm was indeed originally against this but changed her position a bit. If people eat the doves--I read on one hunters' message forum that a mourning dove breast wrapped in bacon & grilled is the best--then I don't have a problem with it...killing for "sport" is a different matter; I don't think that's defensible. Which brings me to Raymond's point--I too was wondering how on earth you'd shoot such a small bird without completely destroying it.
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Brett - 2004-06-23 14:33:33
I thought I read once that J.J. Audubon perfected a "crack shot" technique where he basically aimed his gun at branches right next to the bird, and then the force of the concusion knocked the bird senseless without damaging the body (so that he could then collect it, wire it into a lifelike pose, and do a painting). Of course, I've also read that on a dare he once hit a target blind over his shoulder while ice skating. So, perhaps most modern hunters wouldn't quite possess his skill set.
Anyway, it's probably not a big deal, since as the experts say, "hunting an animal won't actually reduce its numbers".
Except of course for the Passenger Pigeon.
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Laura - 2004-06-23 18:26:25
Brett: that is so interesting, I never knew that @ Audubon. It seems a bit silly to say that "hunting an animal won't reduce its numbers" unless they mean to an endangered condition. I don't think there were any hunting seasons in pass. pigeon days. If I remember right they used to ship them by the trainload, literally, from the Plains/Midwest to the posh restaurants in New York.
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sex-story - 2004-09-04 21:59:30
story sex
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RADIO-AMATEUR - 2004-10-03 08:25:51
RADIO AMATEUR
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