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Title: Minnesota Dove hunting ban rejected
Post by: mudbrook on March 06, 2008, 12:49:34 PM

Dove hunting ban rejected
Scott Wente, Forum Communications Co.
Published Thursday, March 06, 2008
ST. PAUL – An effort to ban mourning dove hunting in Minnesota has effectively been shot down for the year.

Some lawmakers, backed by animal protection organizations such as the Human Society, want to prohibit mourning dove hunting, a controversial sport made legal four years ago. They say the small bird is a symbol of peace and that some hunters simply use it for target practice.
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