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Iowa Dove Hunters Will Use Lead Shot

10,000 Birds

A panel of the Iowa legislature decided to ignore common sense, wildlife professionals, and Iowa’s own Natural Resources Commission and allow lead shot to be used for the new Mourning Dove hunting season. This decision is just plain dumb. Hat-tip to John.

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Just in Time: Kenn Kaufman’s “A Season on the Wind” — a review

10,000 Birds

The harshest law of all, one more draconian than any human legislature could enact, is the law of unintended consequences. Kaufman knows that duck hunters can be ardent, loving conservationists, too. Example A, perfectly up to date, is the wind turbine. Kaufman is a terrific writer and A Season on the Wind is a terrific book.

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Push Land-Grant Universities Out of the Meat Industry

Animal Person

But, says Cantor, “’animal science’ rejects scientific knowledge: that humans are natural herbivores and did not evolve as hunters as formerly believed; eating from animals is linked to the most widespread and devastating chronic diseases; and more.”