Texas Candidate Picks Wrong Target at Hunt
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HOCKLEY, Tex. — Republican gubernatorial candidate George W. Bush hammered Gov. Ann Richards on crime Thursday, then inadvertently broke the law by shooting a killdeer bird on the first day of dove hunting season.
“I thought it was a dove.” the son of former President George Bush said. A spokesman said Bush would be fined $130.
Before the trip, Bush took aim at the Democratic governor, contending a new penal code she signed that took effect Thursday actually reduces prison time.
Richards, who has made a tradition of dove hunting on the first day of the season, said the code doubles the minimum sentence for violent offenders.
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