Legislators are likely to engage in a spirited debate over what kind of bullets may be fired at doves. Last year, in uncharacteristically speedy fashion, lawmakers voted to legalize dove hunting in Iowa.
But Senator Dick Dearden of Des Moines and others are upset with the Iowa Natural Resources Commission's decision to forbid hunters from using lead shot when firing at doves.
Read the article: Radio Iowa (Des Moines, Iowa)
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