I photographed it because it looked to me like a sparrow, a bird dear to the French. Claude Vidal, 78, Los Angeles, Calif. Credit...Deborah Yetter The drawing is of a puffy mourning dove.

Permits are obtained through a drawing and the application period is Aug. 1-15 at www.mdwfp.com. Dove season dates vary on WMAs and all hunters except those exempt from buying a hunting license ...