Dove hunting has yet to take flight in Minnesota; The revived season has been slow to catch on in the state, in part because it has no history with most hunters. But some hunters have found it to be a blast and think it will boom soon.(SPORTS)

From: Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN) | Date: September 16, 2007| Author: Smith, Doug | Copyright information

Byline: Doug Smith; Staff Writer

Olivia, Minn. -- As the morning darkness slowly dissolved and the eastern horizon began to glow orange, the mourning doves arrived. Single birds and flocks of three, four, five and more darted and flitted into the 30-acre harvested cornfield from all directions, then landed, drawn by a plethora of food.

The corn, stalks and all, had been cut and removed for silage, leaving a bare field full of weeds and their seeds. A virtual c...

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