This Sunday marks the opening of dove hunting season in Missouri. Reporter Jennifer Horton tells us the bird is a local delicacy.
Taste is the most compelling reason.
State conservation department biologist Dave Graber hunts the birds and says they makes a delicious appetizer. He added that one can not just go to the store and buy dove meat for dinner. 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.