Mourning Doves Supported by Voters

They put up a good fight for their survival and it paid off!

I talked about my personal family flock (they are supposedly monogomous and strong supporters of the family) back some time ago!

It is strange that Upper Peninsula counties had large "YES" numbers even though the special hunting seasons of recent years were only held in the far south of the Lower Pennisula.

MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF STATE Bureau Of Elections P.O. Box 20126 Lansing, Michigan 48901 Phone: (517) 373-2540

Election Results GENERAL ELECTION November 07, 2006

UNOFFICIAL as of Thursday, November 09, 2006 3:14:27 pm

State Proposal - 06-3: Referendum: Hunting Season for Mourning Doves

	TOTAL
COUNTY	BY
CODE/NAME	COUNTY	Yes	No
01 ALCONA	5,272	2,170	3,102
02 ALGER	3,655	1,580	2,075
03 ALLEGAN	43,654	16,393	27,261
04 ALPENA	11,753	5,058	6,695
05 ANTRIM	11,262	3,526	7,736
06 ARENAC	6,615	2,498	4,117
07 BARAGA	3,150	1,380	1,770
08 BARRY	24,943	9,327	15,616
09 BAY	45,693	15,164	30,529
10 BENZIE	8,128	2,532	5,596
11 BERRIEN	49,800	17,747	32,053
12 BRANCH	13,997	4,783	9,214
13 CALHOUN	26,259	8,507	17,752
14 CASS	15,912	6,902	9,010
15 CHARLEVOIX	11,089	3,461	7,628
16 CHEBOYGAN	11,392	3,474	7,918
17 CHIPPEWA	12,961	4,157	8,804
18 CLARE	11,456	3,793	7,663
19 CLINTON	30,339	12,282	18,057
20 CRAWFORD	5,708	2,044	3,664
21 DELTA	14,497	6,266	8,231
22 DICKINSON	9,475	4,163	5,312
23 EATON	44,808	15,498	29,310
24 EMMET	13,581	4,134	9,447
25 GENESEE	159,598	45,053	114,545
26 GLADWIN	10,759	3,966	6,793
27 GOGEBIC	5,979	2,318	3,661
28 GD. TRAVERSE	35,551	11,406	24,145
29 GRATIOT	14,860	5,368	9,492
30 HILLSDALE	15,396	6,000	9,396
31 HOUGHTON	11,569	4,764	6,805
32 HURON	13,974	5,196	8,778
33 INGHAM	102,110	28,961	73,149
34 IONIA	22,127	9,108	13,019
35 IOSCO	10,965	3,554	7,411
36 IRON	4,723	2,033	2,690
37 ISABELLA	18,475	6,186	12,289
38 JACKSON	55,490	18,407	37,083
39 KALAMAZOO	91,444	26,755	64,689
40 KALKASKA	6,466	2,219	4,247
41 KENT	233,770	80,284	153,486
42 KEWEENAW	1,141	425	716
43 LAKE	4,415	1,527	2,888
44 LAPEER	35,718	13,550	22,168
45 LEELANAU	11,939	3,407	8,532
46 LENAWEE	33,619	13,510	20,109
47 LIVINGSTON	75,950	27,720	48,230
48 LUCE	2,254	841	1,413
49 MACKINAC	5,400	1,819	3,581
50 MACOMB	305,244	92,742	212,502
51 MANISTEE	10,449	3,348	7,101
52 MARQUETTE	23,609	8,881	14,728
53 MASON	11,941	3,648	8,293
54 MECOSTA	14,626	5,261	9,365
55 MENOMINEE	7,388	3,295	4,093
56 MIDLAND	33,934	12,273	21,661
57 MISSAUKEE	6,094	2,742	3,352
58 MONROE	53,800	21,089	32,711
59 MONTCALM	22,169	7,982	14,187
60 MONTMORENCY	4,568	1,904	2,664
61 MUSKEGON	61,745	17,062	44,683
62 NEWAYGO	18,609	6,886	11,723
63 OAKLAND	493,095	132,940	360,155
64 OCEANA	10,202	3,364	6,838
65 OGEMAW	8,563	2,987	5,576
66 ONTONAGON	3,048	1,343	1,705
67 OSCEOLA	9,231	3,458	5,773
68 OSCODA	3,504	1,213	2,291
69 OTSEGO	10,139	3,420	6,719
70 OTTAWA	106,722	40,887	65,835
71 PRESQUE ISLE	6,312	2,493	3,819
72 ROSCOMMON	11,515	3,648	7,867
73 SAGINAW	78,565	23,707	54,858
74 ST. CLAIR	61,498	21,766	39,732
75 ST. JOSEPH	18,660	6,969	11,691
76 SANILAC	16,193	5,637	10,556
77 SCHOOLCRAFT	3,356	1,514	1,842
78 SHIAWASSEE	28,966	10,795	18,171
79 TUSCOLA	22,066	8,590	13,476
80 VAN BUREN	25,694	7,793	17,901
81 WASHTENAW	128,925	35,885	93,040
82 WAYNE	600,991	140,822	460,169
83 WEXFORD	12,016	4,515	7,501
	TOTAL
COUNTY	BY
CODE/NAME	COUNTY	Yes	No
===============	==============	==============	==============
Totals	3,652,528	1,132,075	2,520,453

Do Not Think Snow. It Will Come without Help

For Ironwood, Michigan for the 24-hour period
ending at 7 p.m. Thursday
(Posted afternoons)

Temperatures
High 28 Low 23
Year ago: High 51 Low 30
Records
High: 69 (1903)
Low: -4 (1951)

Precipitation
Last 24 hours: none
Snowfall
Last 24 hours: none
Year to date: 17.6 inches

I drove through the Ironwood area Thursday afternoon and chuckled at the snow piles here and there. Looks like they have had 17.6 inches so far this season. That's a good start! I'm glad its there and not here!

Oh My!

This one made me laugh! This guy ought to be a politician!

I'm Glad It Is Almost Over

I am sick and tired of the political campaign and its related news. The last couple of weeks have caused me to wonder if maybe they are all nuts. I think most of the candidates and their mouth pieces should be spanked. Does anyone else feel the same?

Little Red Riding Hood Beware

An interesting little article on wolves appeared in the local paper. It seems that the local wolf population is growing larger and moving closer to human habitat. I knew this would eventually happen. We humans simply can't leave nature alone as was done back in the old days. Feeding of deer is not only endangering the deer population but now the wolves are being drawn into the feeding areas. There are regulations regarding feeding and baiting but they are seldom followed and enforcement of the regulations is almost impossible. Thus the problem with the big bad wolves!