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Blast the Doves

This Sunday marks the opening of dove hunting season in Missouri. Reporter Jennifer Horton tells us the bird is a local delicacy.

Why would anyone want to kill these harmless doves?

Taste is the most compelling reason.

State conservation department biologist Dave Graber hunts the birds and says they makes a delicious appetizer.

Dove hunting season is short in Missouri, only 60 days a year.

Anyone over the age of 16 can get a permit to hunt these birds with a state drivers license, a short firearm safety class and thirteen dollars.

From Jefferson City, I'm Jennifer Horton.