Well, I'm off to Argentina later this morning, but decided to squeeze in a
little early morning mourning on behalf of the mourning dove.
I fear that one Dove in the Bush will just not be enough for that guy!!
Good Luck, folks.

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> Subject: Dove "Hunting"
> Date: Wednesday, January 17, 2001 12:21 AM
>
> Dear Legislative Leaders and Northeast Iowa Legislators:
>
>      I see that the Dove "Hunting" issue is up again.  What an oxymoron!!

> "Dove" and "Hunt" in the same phrase.  Dove, the symbol of peace.  Hunt,
> the symbol of search and usually destroy (even Easter Eggs can get
eaten).
> I suppose we do often try to hunt for peace--but have found that using
> weapons during such a hunt isn't ALWAYS the best way.
>
>      I see this issue as more of a Dove "Target Practice" situation.
Maybe
> add the Goldfinch and Monarch Butterfly to the bill to help our brave
> huntsmen and huntswomen even better sharpen their aim.  They can then
> really put a nice pile of 50 or 60 birds on the Thanksgiving Dinner Table
> this year.
>
>      Happy hunting!  I can just hear the mournful call emanating from a
> fearless hunter trying to call a placid dove into gunshot range.  Surely,
a
> hunter would not want to have to walk as far as the nearbye power line or
> backyard feeder.  I will never forget the gentle sound of a dove that I
> often heard as a child.  It always seemed to be an indicator of an
> approaching rain storm.  Now, that gentle call may be the dove's death
> knell as it attracts a rain of bullets from a skulking hunter zeroing in
> for the kill.
>
>      Good Grief.  Will the bill allow the hunting to take place from All
> Terrain Vehicles?  That would make the "hunt" all that more exciting.
Dove
> Safaris could be organized.  Will power companies have to be on the alert
> as dove's sitting on power lines could cause a bullet to sever a wire?
> Would hunter's be allowed to shoot the dove's that show up at the
backyard
> bird feeder?  Would there be penalties if a wayward bullet or shotgun
blast
> was to hit a tufted titmouse, cardinal, or black-capped chickadee?   To
be
> legal, must the shot that kills a dove be only a shot to the head?  A
shot
> anywhere else could really reduce the amount of any remaining tasty
morsel.
>
>      Unbelievable!  So many questions.  So little time.
>
>      How is the legislation on teacher pay going?  Without school
> improvements, there may soon be a demand for a hunting season on
teachers.
> Unless, of course, students and parents actually enjoy the laissez-faire
> approach of many poor teachers which result in good grades but little
real
> education.   For example, Conservation Education must be going nowhere if
> dove "hunting" is to be the great piece of "conservation" legislation
this
> session.   Egads.
>
> With Respect and Wisdom Born of Knowledge,
>
> Richard Worm
> 3680 Echo Hills Dr.
> Bellevue, IA 52031-9557

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