“What is going on with getting a dove season in NY?”
When Bruce Babbitt became Secretary of the Interior he told conservationists not to expect him to do the right thing, but to make him do the right thing by bringing needed political pressure. (The Department of the Interior or DOI; houses the US Fish and Wildlife Service; therefore ultimately administers federal Pitman Robertson funds.)
According to David Johns, School of Government, Portland State University; co-founder of Wildlands Network and Yellowstone to Yukon Conservation Initiative: “To build the political support and pressure needed to achieve a goal; too often conservationists take for granted existing power relationships rather than recognizing the need to change them, or they ignore questions of power all together, believing factual information will persuade decision makers whether they are national leaders or communities”.
The DEC is still making impartial observations about the issue, but those comments resonate with Bruce Babbitt and David Johns, for example, here are two quotes from the DEC:
"If sportsmen show enough unified strength about the issue, we will do our best to support the effort".
“There is no biological reason why doves could not be hunted in New York. However, until political support increases to the point that a bill to amend the Environmental Conservation Law is introduced, passes both the Senate and Assembly, and is signed into law by the Governor, we encourage small game hunting enthusiasts to continue to enjoy New York's other game bird hunting opportunities for turkey, grouse, woodcock and waterfowl, available in a variety of habitats across the state.”
According to David Johns, School of Government, Portland State University; co-founder of Wildlands Network and Yellowstone to Yukon Conservation Initiative: “To build the political support and pressure needed to achieve a goal; too often conservationists take for granted existing power relationships rather than recognizing the need to change them, or they ignore questions of power all together, believing factual information will persuade decision makers whether they are national leaders or communities”.
The DEC is still making impartial observations about the issue, but those comments resonate with Bruce Babbitt and David Johns, for example, here are two quotes from the DEC:
"If sportsmen show enough unified strength about the issue, we will do our best to support the effort".
“There is no biological reason why doves could not be hunted in New York. However, until political support increases to the point that a bill to amend the Environmental Conservation Law is introduced, passes both the Senate and Assembly, and is signed into law by the Governor, we encourage small game hunting enthusiasts to continue to enjoy New York's other game bird hunting opportunities for turkey, grouse, woodcock and waterfowl, available in a variety of habitats across the state.”