Why don't you do a Google search on "George Bush Killdeer" and see what you can
learn about this little bird...

RGarri7470 wrote:

I've done a lot of dove hunting in
my life but I can't understand how a "sportsman" could possibly mistake a
kill-deer for a dove.

If you really have seen doves and killdee fly you know they look very similar.
And I have never heard of them being protected.
Ronnie

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