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Brett - 2004-06-23 01:04:45 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* * * * * * * * * * * * 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.* * * * * * * * * * * * 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. * * * * * * * * * * * * 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.* * * * * * * * * * * * sex-story - 2004-09-04 21:59:30 story sex* * * * * * * * * * * * RADIO-AMATEUR - 2004-10-03 08:25:51 RADIO AMATEUR* * * * * * * * * * * * add your comment: |