A major battle in Wisconsin over the hunting of mourning doves is threatening to spread into other Great Lakes states. Wisconsin is one of four states in the region (Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan, New York) that currently do not allow a hunting season on the prolific birds. In fact, the mourning dove is the state’s official symbol of peace. But an effort is underway to pass rules that would, for the first time, make the doves a game bird. The Great Lakes Radio Consortium’s Chuck Quirmbach reports: