Who made this statement? "Mourning doves aren't overpopulated, don't cause nuisance problems, and aren't a viable food source — they're shot simply for target practice, sportsmen and women have dozens of traditional game species to hunt, and Rhode Island should join the rest of the New England states which view the gentle dove as a beloved backyard songbird, not a game bird."
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The following appeared in your local newspaper. It is important the hunter's in the readership respond to the editorial because such letters influence policy decisions. Pick the best response to this statement: "Mourning doves are song birds and therefore should not be hunted".
The DEC needs to take doves off the song bird list to match the federal classification.
Doves are game birds not song birds.
It is scientifically incorrect to say that mourning doves are songbirds because they are in the order columbiforme (like their relative the common pigeon) and are not in the suborder oscine (songbirds).
Who said this; "These backyard songbirds have significant economic value to the state. They are the second most-frequently reported bird at birdfeeders and are consequently a large part of the growing multi-million dollar bird watching industry in Rhode Island. In fact, when comparing individuals who shoot doves to those who enjoy them as songbirds, according to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, wildlife watchers outnumber hunters 22 to 1. This is the third largest gap of any state in the country and if the decades-old decline of hunting continues, this discrepancy will only grow."
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Another hunter tells you that during the hunting season, "doves are actually at their lightest body weight for the entire year." What do you tell him?
Tell him that the hunting season occurs in the autumn when food is at peak abundance, doves are feeding heavily to prepare for migration, and changes in body chemistry, triggered by shorter days, trigger weight gain.
Tell him that only happens if they are overpopulated.
Tell him that is only if they are diseased.
Who said “It is a scandal that taxpayers were subsidizing hunters’ sick fetish to the tune of almost a million dollars per year to begin with,” (in regards to New York's pheasant stocking program)
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An anti-hunting advocate testifies the following at a public hearing; "Doves are not overpopulated and therefore should not be hunted". Pick the best response:
Dove hunting is not done to manage overpopulation or nuisance animals and nobody is suggesting it is. However, hunting is a traditional activity and this tradition was not born on wildlife control.
Doves damage crops.
Doves might become overpopulated without hunting.
Who said this: "Quite simply, shooting doves is unnecessary and serves no wildlife management purpose. Mourning doves are ground-feeding birds that eat pest weed seeds; they pose no threat to crops and are nicknamed the “farmer’s friend.” There are no management problems in the other New England states that prohibit dove shooting and no one has suggested in those states that doves are overpopulated."
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In speaking to your assemblywoman about supporting a dove hunting bill, the assembly member says that she heard that "many hunters don't bother to retrieve the dead or wounded birds." How do you respond?
You say "how do you know, do you hunt?"
Tell her that experienced hunters are better at retrieving birds.
Tell her that dove hunters are not only out in the field to enjoy themselves, they are hopeful to return home with some doves to eat. Dove hunters make every effort to retrieve every bird shot and often have dogs specifically bred and trained to retrieve downed birds.
Who said "Doves are usually shot for target practice and not food. In fact, during the shooting season, doves are actually at their lightest body weight for the entire year. And when shot, studies have found that 30 percent of the animals are wounded, rather than killed outright. These wounded animals are rarely retrieved."
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When calling your senator in support of a dove hunting bill, he tells you that he heard that "American kestrels, sharp-shinned hawks, and other federally protected birds look like doves and can be shot by mistake." How do you respond?
Tell him that you never see those other birds.
Tell him doves don't look like those other birds.
Tell him that when you participate in hunting, you assume the responsibility of identifying wildlife. Waterfowl hunters in New York have a challenging waterbird identification task to conform to regulations and there is no major problem with the activity of waterfowl hunting. The DEC will address responsible dove hunting in the regulations and hunter education.
Who said this about pheasant hunting? "Docile birds offer no 'sport'. Never thought that I'd admit this, but Wayne Pacelle -- the world's most famous and powerful anti-hunter -- made some good, irrefutable points in a recent article on pheasant hunting."
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While speaking to a senator about supporting a dove hunting bill he tells you that he heard that "mourning doves are ground-feeding birds that eat pest weed seeds; they pose no threat to crops and are nicknamed the “farmer’s friend.” What do you tell him?
In the 1940's; the theory of 1 or 2 biologists was that seed eating birds, such as mourning doves, reduce the growth of nuisance plants. However, it has been known for many years that seed eating birds, such as mourning doves, are very efficient seed dispersers and actually spread the growth of both desirable and undesirable plants.
Doves eat crops.
Farmers use herbicide so they don't need doves.
Who said that "shooting doves produces mistaken identity kills, including killing protected species like American kestrels, Sharp-skinned hawks and several other federally-protected species."
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While grilling doves on the grill your neighbor tells you that "doves are usually shot for target practice and not food." How do you respond?
Offer her a dove popper and tell her that dining on wild game is an important element of the hunting experience and that doves are delicious small game birds which are one of most highly prized table fare. Other small game birds, such as woodcock, quail, pigeon, rails, and snipe, are also highly rated dishes.
Tell her that you get your target practice at a shooting facility.
Tell her she doesn't know what she's talking about.
Who said that "Last year's New York State Humane Lobby Day attendees helped defeat the NRA's bill to open a dove hunting season."?
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When reading a post on an online forum you read a post that says that doves "are the second most-frequently reported bird at birdfeeders and are consequently a large part of the growing multi-million dollar bird watching industry." What do you post back?
You post that you don't hunt at bird feeders.
You post that pheasant, grouse, bear, deer, squirrels and turkeys also go to bird feeders but we hunt them.
You post that having abundant mourning doves for hunting and viewing is not mutually exclusive. The reason mourning doves are one of the most common birds at backyard feeders is because they're one of the most abundant and widespread birds. Studies using banding and telemetry have shown that hunters do not harvest the same birds that frequent suburban neighborhoods. Regardless of how much non-hunting revenue is generated, the revenue generated through hunting will always be substantial and significant.
Who said this about the planned closing of Reynold's Pheasant Farm in 2008: "We are in some very difficult economic times and with so many legitimate programs in New York state that are facing cuts, it's absolutely inexcusable for taxpayer money to be going toward what is essentially recreational killing and target practice using live animals"?
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