Learned Something New About Hunting
@LeaPea2417 (39718)
Toccoa, Georgia
July 24, 2024 3:03pm CST
I have never hunted and my husband doesn't hurt. We have no desire at all to do it, so we never think about different aspects of it.
Well yesterday I received in the mail our monthly homeowners insurance magazine and it has the most interesting article.
The article is telling hunters not to shoot at power lines. It says as Dove hunting season is approaching, that Dove Hunters need to realize the hazards of firing at doves that are sitting on power lines and fiber optic lines. Doves like to rest for awhile on power lines.
Firing at doves on power lines is always a very very bad idea because extensive damage can occur that can cause power outages, Internet outages and can cost thousands of dollars in repair costs. It could lead to power bills being higher.
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@wolfgirl569 (131598)
• Marion, Ohio
24 Jul 24
That would be a stupid thing to do. But some people anymore need to be told
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@snowy22315 (204928)
• United States
24 Jul 24
Glad they brought that up. It must happen otherwise they probably wouldn't have felt the need to include an article on it.
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@LeaPea2417 (39718)
• Toccoa, Georgia
25 Jul 24
Some people eat them. I know, gross , but once many years ago my Mom's friend's husband had hunted doves and brought some home and they had it for dinner. She told my Mom it was not that bad. I was grossed out to hear about it.
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@JudyEv (375230)
• Rockingham, Australia
26 Jul 24
@LeaPea2417 Ugh!! I'd prefer not to have it.
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@kobesbuddy (78833)
• East Tawas, Michigan
24 Jul 24
This is a very interesting article, valuable knowledge for those who shoot at doves.
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@LindaOHio (217088)
• United States
25 Jul 24
No one should ever shoot at a power line for any reason. Have a good day.
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@LeaPea2417 (39718)
• Toccoa, Georgia
25 Jul 24
I agree. I hope you are having a good day.
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@LindaOHio (217088)
• United States
26 Jul 24
@LeaPea2417 It's OK. Thank you very much.
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@celticeagle (187014)
• Boise, Idaho
25 Jul 24
Dove hunters. Ugh! I used to help my ex cut up venison. We did it for his brother and got free meat for doing so. I don't care for hunting of any kind but when it is just for food I can at least see some reason for it.
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@LeaPea2417 (39718)
• Toccoa, Georgia
25 Jul 24
I agree. I can't imagine cutting it up.
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@celticeagle (187014)
• Boise, Idaho
25 Jul 24
@LeaPea2417 ........It wasn't fun but the meals we had were delicious.
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@Deepizzaguy (119462)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
24 Jul 24
I do not go hunting myself. Great advice never to shoot at animals who are resting on power lines since it can kayo electrical power.
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@AliCanary (3889)
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25 Jan 25
Oh goodness, how dumb some people are! Doves are so sweet and gentle, it hurts to think of people hunting them. I can picture people hunting geese, though.
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@RebeccasFarm (91297)
• United States
3 Aug 24
Yes that is a good warning Anne..I never thought of it as I don't hunt either.
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@moffittjc (127880)
• Gainesville, Florida
12 Feb 25
It's so interesting that you posted this discussion. About a month ago, my son and I went out to a local shooting range to do some target shooting with our shotguns (shooting at clay targets that are launched into the air via a machine, to mimic a bird flying by). At this particular shooting range there are power lines that cross right through the field where you shoot, and I was commenting to my son that it was weird that they would let us shoot with power lines so close by.
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@moffittjc (127880)
• Gainesville, Florida
15 Feb 25
@LeaPea2417 Maybe my perception of how far the shotgun pellets travelled was incorrect. It looked to me like the power lines were too close, but who knows? Maybe the shotgun pellets only traveled half the distance to the power lines before losing their velocity and falling to the ground.
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@DianneN (251871)
• United States
15 Feb
No one in our family hunts, just saying.
We have so many doves in Connecticut that rest on the power lines between feeding on the ground beneath our bird feeders. I think that those idiots that don’t know better need reminders such as this. How stupid can one be?
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@LeaPea2417 (39718)
• Toccoa, Georgia
16 Feb
I agree, it really is stupid and not wise. No one in my family hunts either.
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@LeaPea2417 (39718)
• Toccoa, Georgia
17 Feb
@DianneN My husband worked with a guy who hunted deer. I was shocked to learn that his wife and teenage son hunted with him too, and what was even more surprising was that the wife also knew how to gut deer right after the hunt. I can't even imagine gutting a deer. 
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@MarieCoyle (56262)
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18 Feb 25
People can truly do stupid things. Incredible that they have to be told not to do something that dumb.
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@LeaPea2417 (39718)
• Toccoa, Georgia
19 Feb 25
@MarieCoyle I agree, you really shouldn't have to tell people that.
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@MarieCoyle (56262)
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18 Feb 25
@LeaPea2417
A friend recently rented a new apartment. In her lease it says ''do not use charcoal grills in your home, or portable gas grills (like you would use on a patio...DUH. Do we really have to actually tell people that? I guess so!
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