Media Coverage - Michigan State Grange - State's Oldest Agricultural Org - Urges NO on 3

Published November 2, 2006. Letter to the Editor. Detroit Freepress.

The Michigan State Grange urges a no vote on Proposal 06-3. Mourning doves are often referred to as the farmer's friend. These helpful, ground-feeding birds eat pest weed seeds and insects, acting as a natural herbicide. They pose no threat to agricultural crops, homes or anything of value to people. And doves are so small, they're not shot for food.

A new hunting season on mourning doves is unnecessary and serves no wildlife management purpose. Other northern states also have long-standing policies of protecting doves. There are no management problems within those states and no one has suggested that doves are overpopulated.

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