To bad... we almost had dove hunting here in Michigan. The Bill passed and then was halted just before the season was set to start. I don't understand why bird watchers like these birds so much. If they had a bird feeder they would realize what bullies they are, driving away the other songbirds. Also, maybe if they tasted them once, they might realize how delicious they are!

It's a shame any state has their game dept. run by politicans. Let the biologists' do the regulating for game. I'd like to see a rundown of the states that have an independant game dept. and those that are at the mercy of the legislature.

I wonder if PETA/HSUS used similar ad campaigns as in Michigan. Misleading, deceitful, and emotionally charged. They even showed a "hunter" who said he was against dove hunting.

Ain't it amazing we can still hunt doves in California?

I've seen other surveys that show nationwide support for dove hunting much lower than that, so Iowa's actually in good shape. But this is why HSUS goes after dove hunting - they say they just go after "egregious" forms of hunting, but what they do is go after the low-hanging fruit - anything that doesn't fare well in the polls. And face it, killing pretty cooing birds is always going to get a way worse reaction in a telephone survey than killing nasty, scraggly, filthy ole pigs.

What I love is what they said in Minnesota last year - that hunters don't even eat them - just use them for target practice. Morons.

you would think a state like iowa with so many good populations of doves and other birds would be all for it. too bad our sport isn't what it used to be. time to get more people involved and get our numbers up.

I never trust Polls to accurately reflect anything other than what the pollsters want them to say

I live in NW Iowa and work on a 12000 arce grain/cattle operation even now or in Jan w/-14 weather(actual temp windchill was -27) I still saw doves all over and it drives me crazy until this fall I lived in South Carolina for 10 years and got very attached to my dove shooting I LOVE THOS LITTLE MISSLES!!!! THEY ARE GREAT ON THE GRILL TOO!! LOL I grew up in N. Illinois and we had a dove season there but I had to hunt public land and fight for a spot with all the out-of-staters from wis. since they had no season Iowa surely has dove numbers high enough to support a season. I really hope these people see the light My 13-yr Old Daughter was absolutely heartbroken when she found out no dove season when we moved here its warm and sunny and a great way to get our kids in the field with us. Small gauge guns and good climate and fast action its a beautiful thing. Despite what the polls say I know in my part of Iowa theres a family of sports-people crossing our fingers,toes and eyes for a dove season.