That's the reason for the random gun-shots we've heard lately.... dove season has begun. Hunting season, that is, which means licensed hunters take long rifles and use them to shoot non-threatening gray doves in this state. Give me a blessed break.
I don't understand the whole hunting thing. Unless you're killing animals for food, why do it at all? And if you're going to kill those animals to eat them, then at least do it on the animals' own territory, where they have a chance to out-run your ammunition. There are game farms in this state, in this county, that have their land enclosed with fencing that's too high for most wildlife to jump over. For a fee, licensed hunters can go onto those properties and shoot all the wildlife they want, whether it be for the meat or for a trophy to hang above their fireplace.
As for the very pretty and softly coo-ing doves...... how much meat can one possibly get from those birds? And are most of those hunters just using the live birds for target practice?
I've heard the theory that if the hunters didn't kill thousands of doves during this season, then the state would be over-run with those birds. Well, so what? This state is already over-run with fire ants and scorpions and spiders..... if the hunters really want a challenge, the state of Texas should have open season for those insects.... and the sharp-shooting hunters can have a stuffed tarantula hanging over their fireplace.
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