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[Dean Romig]

Odd that the state would regulate the removal of an invasive species….?





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[Double Lab]

[QUOTE=Dean Romig;342869]Odd that the state would regulate the removal of an invasive species….?


Just another example of misguided regulations by unelected bureaucrats.

[Dean Romig]

[QUOTE=Daryl Corona;342870]

Originally Posted by Dean Romig

Odd that the state would regulate the removal of an invasive species….?


Just another example of misguided regulations by unelected bureaucrats.

I sure wish I could click on that “thumbs up” icon about a hundred times Daryl.





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[mobirdhunter]

[QUOTE=Daryl Corona;342870]

Originally Posted by Dean Romig

Odd that the state would regulate the removal of an invasive species….?


Just another example of misguided regulations by unelected bureaucrats.

Yes, thank goodness our elected officials never come up with misguided regulations!

[mobirdhunter]

Originally Posted by Dean Romig

Odd that the state would regulate the removal of an invasive species….?
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Dean, I'm not sure if your comment was a result of my post, but if so, I believe that what was at play in the creation of the regulation was that people would not be able to distinguish one species from another. There may be more in the southern part of the State, but we find them primarily near towns.

Whitewing dove are also regulated, and I've never seen one north of the Missouri River (or south for that matter), but they must be here according to our conservation dept. The regulation digest always includes pictures and "tips" for identification of the species. Below is the identification page minus the pictures. If you (or maybe Stan, the dove expert) might be interested, here's a link to the digest: https://mdc.mo.gov/sites/default/fil...08/2021MBW.pdf

I've often contended that going from state to state is like going to another planet. This may be an example.

Dove Identification
Mourning dove
◾ Grayish-brown
◾ Faster wing beat, more
erratic flight path than
white-winged dove
◾ 12 inches from tip of beak
to end of tail
◾ Call is a soft, inflected
cooAHoo followed by several coos
White-winged dove
◾ Grayish-brown
◾ Slightly larger than
mourning dove
◾ Call is a soft hoohoo
hoohoo with the final note descending
Black spots Long, pointed tail
White wing patch
Long, moderately rounded tail
Eurasian collared-dove
◾ Gray
◾ 13 inches from tip of beak
to end of tail
◾ Call is a three-part coo
with similar tone to a domestic pigeon
Thin black band on neck with white upper border
Long, squared tail
Migratory Bird and Waterfowl Hunting Digest 2021–2022 9

Note: We will have our second Elk season in the last 100 years and will have a bear season this coming Fall. The bear are "invasive" as having entered the State through our southern border. No talk of building a wall yet.

[John Davis]

It’s open season (ie, no season) on Eurasian doves year round in Georgia. And there’s no problem telling them apart from a mourning dove.