Orlando, the Dalai Lama had quite a different experience from yours.  As
a small boy he shot and killed a bird and when he saw the lifeless body
he cried and vowed to never kill another one.  There are differences of
opinion and differences in how some people view killing of some species. 
 Some do not respect sport killing for any reason.  Most of us support
killing for food, but when most Americans are obese from eating so much
meat from inhumane factory farms, the killing of a bird like a dove does
seem to many of us both unnecessary and nothing more than sport hunting..
 I do think there is a place in heaven for people who respect other
species and do not kill them for sport, and those who protest the cruel
ways animals are raised for food in America.  Yes, like your Dad,  my Dad
took me squirrel hunting when I was a little girl and when I begged,
"Daddy please don't shoot them", he put down his gun and from that time
forward he took my little brother and me out to shoot cans.   Again, a
difference in fathers which is OK.  However I don't think you should have
been censored for your pro dove hunting opinion.  

Maybe people who like to watch birds, pay lots of money for bird watching
equipment, spend money at restaurants, motels, should have a place to
check  on some kind of form  to show how much is spent on bird watching. 
Phyllis Mains

Whey do I hunt and have the feelings that I do?  When I was 4 or 5 my 
dad had me shooting a 22 rifle.  There must be a higher place in heaven 
for a dad that takes a noisy, squirmy 6 or 7 yr old son out hunting 
squirrels, pheasant and deer.  So, from my youngest memories it was ok 
to hunt.

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