Dove Hunters OKd to Target Symbol of Peace
From Times Wire Reports
The mourning dove, designated during the Vietnam era as the state’s symbol of peace, can be hunted like any other wild game, the state Supreme Court ruled in Madison.
The court said that doves fell within the unambiguous definition of “game” in the statutes.
Wisconsin Citizens Concerned for Cranes and Doves sued to stop the hunt, arguing that lawmakers did not intend doves to be killed when they gave them the designation in 1971 and removed them from the list of game birds included in statutes.
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