HUNTERS KILL 202,000 MOURNING DOVES.(FRONT) From: The Capital Times (Madison, WI) | Date: January 22, 2004 | COPYRIGHT 2004 Capital Newspapers. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

Byline: Associated Press

As the state Supreme Court decides whether hunting mourning doves is legal in Wisconsin, another state agency reported Wednesday that hunter surveys indicate 202,000 of the birds were killed in last fall's inaugural season.

"Hunter participation was just about what we predicted," said Keith Warnke, a game bird ecologist with the Department of Natural Resources.

A random survey of hunters who bought small game licenses last ...

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