PEORIA, Ill. (AP) -- Imagine you are a dove, foraging in a field. While pecking through dirt and weeds, you come across a small, dark object that is hard, round and resembles seeds and grit you ...

It was well after daylight as we shuffled to our spots along the brushline. At each post, a bird boy was waiting for us along with two cases of ammo. I imagined we were like machine gunners ...