Important!! Morning dove survey on Det News site! Everyone should do this!

[Steve]

Another Michigan Dove Bill Action Alert!!!

As you know, the Michigan Dove Bill (HB 6147) comes up in the appropriate
Senate Committee this afternoon. It has already passed the House. We are
getting down to the finishline here.
The Detroit News is airing a poll via its web site concerning the opinions
of citizens on including Mourning Doves on the list of game birds. We are
currently losing. We need just a minute of your time to log on and cast
your opinion vote. This opinion survey is being monitored by many Senators
in Lansing, so please pass this message along and make your voice heard
immediately.
* Go to http://www.detnews.com
* Click on Metro/State in the left-hand column
* Click on the YES button under the "Hunt Doves?" opinion poll in the
left-hand column.
It's that simple. Thanks so much for your time. And if you have not
contacted your Senator yet, please do so immediately!!! Ask them to support
HB 6147. This bill may be on the floor as early as tomorrow (Friday 12/1).
Please act now!!!

[Steve]

This poll is slanted very badly against hunters right now. Legislators are looking at this poll. I know this site can do something about changing this. I want to see the Yes column go up significantly because of this site.

[This message has been edited by Steve (edited 11-30-2000).]

[Huntnut]

We NEED to post this on every hunting forum on the net. Get countywide sportsmen to vote with us!!! I can't cut/copy/paste them all!!!
Huntnut

[Hunt4Ever]

I just voted for the dove season and so far the poll results are 74% against! GET OVER AND VOTE!!!!!

[Markfaz]

It's getting a bit better...now it's 70% against, but this is unthinkable. C'mon everyone, the anti's are out-voting the hunters and if that remains the status quo, you will NOT get the dove season. Jump out on the link and VOTE!!!!

[msiebers]

Dont you just love how they worded the poll?
They made it sound as if Doves are an endangered species.
If they were any kind of real news paper (instead of just another liberal rag) they would have noted that Doves are a Game Bird species that have been protected in Michigan but are not in any way endangerd.

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Mike

[Huntnut]

If you go into your Temp Internetfiles folder and delete it, block or delete the cookies folder. You can vote as many times as you can. (I think....at least it says "thankyou for voting" instead of "you can only vote once" when I did it a few times....**ACK ACK**** I Did No SUch ThING!!!
Anonymous...(don't look up there please)

[Steve]

The sad thing is I think the Freep is even more liberal.

[rrbuckmaster]

OK, i just cast my vote for all you dove hunters. It was 69% no and 30% yes. Hope it goes your way, I dont dove hunt but i support those who do!

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HAPPY AND SAFE HUNTING TO ALL.

[Steve]

The percent who voted for yes is going up. Come on guys!

[DaYoop]

getting better now, 31 yes, 68 no

I've never hunted dove but would love to try, lets get voting!!

DaYoop

[hoytshooter]

35% yes, 64% no. We are making progress.

Did anyone else notice that 88% thought that the Florida legislature should appoint electors for Bush. That surprises me since Gore heavily carried Detroit.

[david]

okay, voted yes. hope it works out for the dove hunters.

[Kevin]

Did it. Always want to help.

[henryboy32]

At 8am, it was 38% for yes.

[Joe Archer]

I just voted. It was 61 percent yes, 38 percent no. <----<<<

[yoda]

You got it wrong Joe, Was just there and voted, it know stands 39% Yes 60% No...
Lets get some More YES VOTES on there

[BEAGLEMAN]

Did it. Let us know if we can do more, I also contacted my Senator

[rooster]

ANOTHER YES VOTE HERE!!

[Steve]

It started out with 22% Yes when I saw it yesterday. I'd like to think this site had something to do with that :)

[Hunter333]

Up to 30% now. how long do we have till the vote?

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ONE shot, ONE kill..No excuses, no exceptions EVER!!

[Mptycreel]

Just voted at 10:15, 39% in favor to 60% against.

[Sarge]

Just now I voted and its 40% yes we are making a difference. SLOWLY

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Sarge

Live your conscience. Leave others to theirs.

[Huntnut]

40% in favor of a dove hunt on a liberal poll with a biased question is a STRONG voice by hunters. I hope we can at least increase it by another 10%, but I never dreamed we would climb to 40%. It has nothing to do with dove hunting, it has everything to do with all hunters standing together, setting aside our internal differences, and letting the non-hunting public see that we are a VOTING force!!! Determined to preserve our heritage and rights.
Huntnut

[Markfaz]

I was just reading some of the letters on the voting site and I came across this one. What a way to hurt the hunters..I can't believe this guy actually posted this letter. He obviously doesn't see the whole picture!!

Thu. Nov. 30, 2000 at 10 :20 AM
From: Tom Martin
City: Livonia, MI
Subject: Dove_hunting
Comments: I am a hunter and a life NRA member, but I would never hunt mourning doves because they are too small to eat and/or not considered a "nuisance" species. Therefore, to shoot doves for target practice alone is killing for killing's sake, and is unethical in my mind.

[Brock]

Just voted! 40% yes

[HUNT'NUF2]

Me too. Still 40% pro-dove hunting.

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Joel

I voted with the Minority which is a YES vote. Read Neil Munro's Editorial in the Oakland Press, what a bimbo. He stated we as hunters would be shooting them off the power lines.

[Northbound]

I voted YES, (hope my chad isn't pregnant)Sportsman need to stick together. Remember Prop D? Bear baiting,Sportsman went to the voting booths and crushed the animal rights wackos. Looks like it's time we stomp on them again.Contact your House Rep.by e-mail tell him to support this Bill! Even if you don't hunt Doves, support our Brothers/Sisters that do.

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[Northbound]

GEEEZ! I should proof read these before submitting, THATS Senitor Not House rep.

[Steve]

Well guys it went from 22% to 40% in a day after being spread by word of mouth across the internet. Activism works.

[trappercarl]

let's do it ! spread the word everybody! they had a poll like this on trapping a couple of months ago and we kicked there *****.