Prop G was passed in 1996. This allowed the NRC and the Legislature to form a Dove season (PA 160)
The Dove Referendum (Proposal 3) was voted down by voters 2:1 nullifying PA160. The people have spoken.
Out of state donations brought in over two million dollars to to lobby against the dove season (most notably by the Humane Society.) Compare that to the 25K that MUCC was able to give and the 600k that another org. raised. We were outspent.
If I were an advertising company, I'd lobby like hell to get this issue reopened. That's a lot of mullah!
There is some talk of giving it another shot. MUCC passed a resolution dealing with new seasons on sand hill cranes and doves. Timing is everything.