Guess again...now maybe the hunter education course isn't what it should be, but you're factually incorrect here. Get the facts before exposing what you obviously don't know. In virtually every state, up-and-coming hunters must complete a hunter safety/education course prior to being issued a license. The exception is in cases where the applicant was licensed previously in another state. I'm certain this is the case in MN.
Eric Harrold --- On Tue, 7/27/10, dan&erika <[email protected]> wrote: From: dan&erika <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [mou-net] So why did Audubon and birders vehemently oppose a dove season in MN? To: "Eric Harrold" <[email protected]> Cc: [email protected] Date: Tuesday, July 27, 2010, 11:05 AM Drivers have to take driving exams. Hunters just pay their money. On Tue, Jul 27, 2010 at 11:03 AM, Eric Harrold <[email protected]> wrote: Ah, okay, real good reasoning here...so some folks can't tell the difference between a yield sign and a stop sign, so we should outlaw driving? It's called a citation, D&E, and they can write 'em any day of the week to the best of my knowledge. Eric Harrold --- On Tue, 7/27/10, dan&erika <[email protected]> wrote: From: dan&erika <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [mou-net] So why did Audubon and birders vehemently oppose a dove season in MN? To: "Eric Harrold" <[email protected]> Cc: [email protected] Date: Tuesday, July 27, 2010, 10:50 AM Because many hunters, bless their hearts, can not tell doves from other similar-sized birds (like kestrels). Or they don't care. dan On Tue, Jul 27, 2010 at 10:46 AM, Eric Harrold <[email protected]> wrote: Was there any more biological justification to this opposition than there is to the recently enacted crane season? Of course not. Again, I don't have a problem with opposition, in the event folks can substantiate legitimate concerns. They're hunted throughout the Great Plains with the exception of stopover habitat along the Platte river (state of NE altogether I guess). It doesn't seem to have negatively impacted these populations, so do MN's birds come from an altogether different population - I don't think so. Onward, Eric Harrold Urbana, IL ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html -- Dan or Erika Tallman Northfield, Minnesota http://sites.google.com/site/tallmanorum http://dantallmansbirdblog.blogspot.com http://picasaweb.google.com/danerika [email protected] ".... the best shod travel with wet feet" "Beware of all enterprises that require new clothes ...."--Thoreau -- Dan or Erika Tallman Northfield, Minnesota http://sites.google.com/site/tallmanorum http://dantallmansbirdblog.blogspot.com http://picasaweb.google.com/danerika [email protected] ".... the best shod travel with wet feet" "Beware of all enterprises that require new clothes ...."--Thoreau ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html
