Granholm Serves Fringe Faction, Again

Our elected officials cannot solve many of the problems that face Michiganians, but they can serve dove shooting proponents with lightening speed - per their "special" request.   

Mourning doves, like many other native songbirds, can see color and quickly learn to avoid humans when targeted. To compensate for this instinctive survival  behavior, shooters traditionally "hide" in complete camouflage along flight paths to bring down the unsuspecting quarry as they fly to watering or roosting sites. To serve dove hunters on the controversial first opening day of dove season, a subsection was added last minute to HB 5876 - and then buried in the 100 page "environmental protection" bill.  The new exemption for dove hunters - they don't have to wear hunter orange.   

This amendment was kept very quiet and added just one day prior to it being sent to Granholm's desk, who promised she would sign it to serve her new "friends" who want to use our official bird of peace for target practice. Apparently, the Governor does keep "some" promises. The bill was signed at exactly 5pm on September 9th by Governor Jennifer M. Granholm so it would not have to be recorded to the general public until after 9am on the 10th - opening day.