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BirdCam Forum => Get the Lead Out => Topic started by: mrsfalcon on October 20, 2014, 12:17:17 PM

Title: For hunters and friends: Non-toxic shot links and info
Post by: mrsfalcon on October 20, 2014, 12:17:17 PM
I thought I'd post some links specific to hunting with non-toxic shot.  Thanks to SOAR for all of their work on hunting lead free. Please be sure to visit http://www.soarraptors.org/HuntLeadFree.html (http://www.soarraptors.org/HuntLeadFree.html) for more information and resources. If you have links to lead-free ammo sources, post them below and I'll add them.

Lead-free Ammunition Lists

Non-toxic Shot Tutorials and General Ammunition Information

Where to Buy: Non-toxic Companies

Where to Buy: Non-toxic Shot
Title: Re: For hunters and friends: Non-toxic shot links and info
Post by: jfrancl on October 20, 2014, 01:01:27 PM
Thanks for starting this thread on lead free ammunition options and tutorials.  Here is a great study done at the Grand Canyon National Park in AZ

http://www.nps.gov/grca/naturescience/bullet_study.htm

Studies at Pinnacles National Park in CA

http://www.nps.gov/pinn/naturescience/leadstudies.htm

Study of suitable alternatives

http://phys.org/news/2014-07-bullets-suitability-alternatives.html
Title: Re: For hunters and friends: Non-toxic shot links and info
Post by: glogdog on October 20, 2014, 11:28:28 PM
Thanks, Amy, for starting this very important thread.  I've had these 2 links saved for quite a while.  The State of Minnesota compares Copper bullets with Lead bullets in the first one with some comments from the University of Minnesota Raptor Center:

http://www.dnr.state.mn.us/mcvmagazine/issues/2013/sep-oct/copper.html

And Amy, you provided us in the past with this 2nd article about "Copper Opportunities"

http://www.raptorresource.org/pdf/CopperOpportunities.pdf
Title: Re: For hunters and friends: Non-toxic shot links and info
Post by: Faith on October 21, 2014, 05:08:11 AM
Amy, thank you for starting this timely thread.

Here is a link to an article about alternative ammo.  It presents a good case for using non-toxic ammunition, and the reasons it is important to do so.

http://www.dec.ny.gov/pubs/85022.html

Title: Re: For hunters and friends: Non-toxic shot links and info
Post by: jfrancl on October 24, 2014, 12:03:54 PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BrvD3I1hygg
Title: Re: For hunters and friends: Non-toxic shot links and info
Post by: T40cfr403 on December 15, 2014, 05:02:06 AM
This article has a good discussion on the research done in Texas on steel vs. lead shot for dove hunting.

http://www.chron.com/sports/outdoors/article/State-of-dove-hunting-in-midst-of-change-5955811.php
Title: Re: For hunters and friends: Non-toxic shot links and info
Post by: glogdog on December 31, 2014, 12:06:41 PM
I am posting this in a few threads because it's that time of year. 

I would hope some hunters and fishermen out there have a New Year's resolution - Switch to Non-Lead Ammunition and Non-Lead Fishing Tackle.  This is for Bald Eagles, for other raptors, for wildlife, for your family, and for the environment's sake.  So many deaths can be prevented.  You can make a difference.
Title: Re: For hunters and friends: Non-toxic shot links and info
Post by: jfrancl on January 07, 2015, 03:22:13 PM
Try using Nosler E-tip and Ballistic Tip Lead-Free bullets.

http://www.nosler.com/
Title: Re: For hunters and friends: Non-toxic shot links and info
Post by: jfrancl on January 21, 2015, 01:40:58 PM
http://www.barnesbullets.com/products/ammunition/rangear/
Title: Re: For hunters and friends: Non-toxic shot links and info
Post by: T40cfr403 on February 04, 2015, 07:52:08 PM
Quote from: T40cfr403 on December 15, 2014, 05:02:06 AM
This article has a good discussion on the research done in Texas on steel vs. lead shot for dove hunting.

http://www.chron.com/sports/outdoors/article/State-of-dove-hunting-in-midst-of-change-5955811.php

And, 2 months later, here's a newspaper article that discusses the research.  Every side of the debate is discussed.

http://www.sacurrent.com/sanantonio/explosive-debate-new-report-re-ignites-hunters-ammo-dilemma/Content?oid=2388741&showFullText=true
Title: Re: For hunters and friends: Non-toxic shot links and info
Post by: T40cfr403 on March 09, 2015, 07:13:56 PM
Cool web site.  They even have a link to S.O.A.R.

http://huntingwithnonlead.org/index.html
Title: Re: For hunters and friends: Non-toxic shot links and info
Post by: T40cfr403 on April 11, 2015, 07:07:52 AM
Lead ammunition isn't only a threat to wildlife.

http://projects.seattletimes.com/2014/loaded-with-lead/4/
Title: Re: For hunters and friends: Non-toxic shot links and info
Post by: BHscent on June 27, 2015, 08:53:13 PM
Mrs. Falcon, I am so glad to read that you have shared it on different sites. etc.
Title: Re: For hunters and friends: Non-toxic shot links and info
Post by: T40cfr403 on September 11, 2015, 09:46:57 PM
Free, non-lead ammunition is available through Game and Fish departments of southern Utah and the state of Arizona for hunting in the California condor's core range.

Here's the story describing the program:  http://www.paysonroundup.com/news/2015/sep/11/game-and-fish-providing-non-lead-ammo/

Arizona Game and Fish Department's website:  http://www.azgfd.gov/w_c/california_condor_lead.shtml

Arizona non-lead ammo brochure:  http://www.azgfd.gov/w_c/documents/110715_NonLead_broch_FINAL.pdf

Arizona list of non-lead rifle ammo brands, calibers, weights and styles:  http://www.azgfd.gov/pdfs/w_c/condors/Non-LeadAmmo.pdf
Title: Re: For hunters and friends: Non-toxic shot links and info
Post by: glogdog on October 01, 2015, 07:01:38 AM
Here is Amy's excellent Blog from yesterday which includes a lot of good information, some of which are links for Non-Lead alternatives

http://raptorresource.blogspot.com/2015/09/the-importance-of-lead-free-hunting.html
Title: Re: For hunters and friends: Non-toxic shot links and info
Post by: Lani on October 14, 2015, 09:51:24 AM

I'm not sure if this article belongs here. I thought you would be interested.

MN DNR Taking Input on Proposed Hunting Rule Changes
MN DNR News Release Small-game hunters and others can give input starting Tuesday, Oct. 13, on proposed rules that include requiring the use of non-toxic shot on wildlife management areas (WMAs) in Minnesota?s farmland zone.
http://www.valleynewslive.com/home/headlines/MN-DNR-Taking-Input-on-Proposed-Hunting-Rule-Changes-332346112.html
Title: Re: For hunters and friends: Non-toxic shot links and info
Post by: T40cfr403 on November 18, 2015, 02:23:05 PM
Here's a video from the Minnesota DNR that summarizes the results of their 2008 study on bullet fragmentation.

http://files.dnr.state.mn.us/fish_wildlife/lead/index.htm
Title: Re: For hunters and friends: Non-toxic shot links and info
Post by: tailwags on February 10, 2016, 05:26:16 PM
Here is a good brochure from the MN Pollution Control Agency regarding lead and fishing equipment.  Gives lots of alternatives to lead.

https://www.pca.state.mn.us/sites/default/files/w-hhw4-66.pdf
Title: Re: For hunters and friends: Non-toxic shot links and info
Post by: T40cfr403 on March 05, 2016, 12:33:37 AM
Wyoming Non-Lead Ammo Program

http://www.beringiasouth.org/non-lead-ammo-program/
Title: Re: For hunters and friends: Non-toxic shot links and info
Post by: T40cfr403 on March 27, 2016, 04:25:06 AM
Presentation to focus on how lead ammunition affects wildlife (Twin Bridges, MT - April 7, 2016)

http://mtstandard.com/news/local/presentation-to-focus-on-how-lead-ammunition-affects-wildlife/article_b31e1f4c-96b8-56a0-a9dc-f48db8bb077d.html

Ruby Habitat Foundation/Woodson Ranch No-lead Hunting Policy: http://198.199.118.142/home/sample-page/no-lead-hunting-policy/

Resources suggested by Woodson Ranch:

Lead Home Page - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

http://www.cdc.gov/nceh/lead/

New Blood Lead Level Information - CDC

http://www.cdc.gov/nceh/lead/acclpp/blood_lead_levels.htm

Is Non-Lead Ammo the Future of Hunting? - North American Whitetail

http://www.northamericanwhitetail.com/news/is-non-lead-ammo-the-future-of-hunting/

More Hunting - Less Lead: http://huntingwithnonlead.org/

Lead Exposure and the Effects on Scavenging Birds - U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS)

http://www.fws.gov/ecological-services/highlights/01042016.html

Making the Switch: Lead to Non-lead Ammunition Video - Hunting with Non-lead

https://vimeo.com/90568947

Bullet Fragmentation Video - USFWS

http://files.dnr.state.mn.us/fish_wildlife/lead/index.htm

(http://www.fws.gov/ecological-services/highlights/images/01042016/01.jpg)

(http://www.northamericanwhitetail.com/files/2016/03/non-lead-bullets-hunting.jpg)
Title: Re: For hunters and friends: Non-toxic shot links and info
Post by: T40cfr403 on April 02, 2016, 11:26:54 AM
Caring for the great and sacred bald eagle

http://www.granitefallsnews.com/article/20160331/NEWS/160339888/?Start=4

The Raptor Center: http://www.raptor.umn.edu/

Field Testing Steel Shot: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5IJsdkop5Gg

Hunting with Non-Lead: A sportsmen's website promoting non-lead hunting: http://www.huntingwithnonlead.org/index.html

Federal Premium? Ammunition shares the history behind steel and alternative nontoxic loads (from Ducks Unlimited): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gOvlGWaKf9M&feature=youtu.be

Hunt and Fish Lead-Free (from SOAR): http://soarraptors.org/hunt-and-fish-lead-free/

(http://www.granitefallsnews.com/storyimage/MN/20160331/NEWS/160339888/AR/0/AR-160339888.jpg&MaxW=650)
Title: Re: For hunters and friends: Non-toxic shot links and info
Post by: T40cfr403 on June 09, 2016, 02:58:21 PM
Video for hunters warns of lead ammo's harm to health, eagles

http://www.thedailystar.com/news/local_news/video-project-takes-aim-at-lead-ammo/article_0b159263-12ec-5db5-8c22-a342b2b798b3.html

Title: Re: For hunters and friends: Non-toxic shot links and info
Post by: T40cfr403 on June 13, 2016, 12:39:11 AM
Biologists urge hunters to go lead-free, demonstrate effectiveness of non-toxic ammo (video and photos)

http://www.tulsaworld.com/sportsextra/outdoors/bostiancolumn/kelly-bostian-biologists-urge-hunters-to-go-lead-free-demonstrate/article_e29df27c-4eb0-5e72-9056-566da0ae9676.html

Lead-poisoning: A continuing threat to Bald Eagle recovery (from The George Miksch Sutton Avian Research Center)

http://www.suttoncenter.org/conservation/saving-species/bald-eagles/lead-poisoning-eagles/

(http://www.suttoncenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Sick-Eagle-courtesy-of-SoarRaptors.org_.jpg)

Title: Re: For hunters and friends: Non-toxic shot links and info
Post by: T40cfr403 on July 08, 2016, 01:39:14 AM
Research paper: Lead-Free Hunting Rifle Ammunition: Product Availability, Price, Effectiveness, and Role in Global Wildlife Conservation

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3758820/

Abstract: "Proposals to end the use of lead hunting ammunition because of the established risks of lead exposure to wildlife and humans are impeded by concerns about the availability, price, and effectiveness of substitutes. The product availability and retail prices of different calibers of lead-free bullets and center-fire rifle ammunition were assessed for ammunition sold in the USA and Europe. Lead-free bullets are made in 35 calibers and 51 rifle cartridge designations. Thirty-seven companies distribute internationally ammunition made with lead-free bullets. There is no major difference in the retail price of equivalent lead-free and lead-core ammunition for most popular calibers. Lead-free ammunition has set bench-mark standards for accuracy, lethality, and safety. Given the demonstrated wide product availability, comparable prices, and the effectiveness of high-quality lead-free ammunition, it is possible to phase out the use of lead hunting ammunition world-wide, based on progressive policy and enforceable legislation."
Title: Re: For hunters and friends: Non-toxic shot links and info
Post by: T40cfr403 on July 08, 2016, 01:49:40 AM
Quote from: T40cfr403 on February 04, 2015, 07:52:08 PM
Quote from: T40cfr403 on December 15, 2014, 05:02:06 AM
This article has a good discussion on the research done in Texas on steel vs. lead shot for dove hunting.

http://www.chron.com/sports/outdoors/article/State-of-dove-hunting-in-midst-of-change-5955811.php

And, 2 months later, here's a newspaper article that discusses the research.  Every side of the debate is discussed.

http://www.sacurrent.com/sanantonio/explosive-debate-new-report-re-ignites-hunters-ammo-dilemma/Content?oid=2388741&showFullText=true

And here's the actual research paper: A comparison of lead and steel shot loads for harvesting mourning doves

http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/wsb.504/full

"Based on our study results, changes in ammunition use (e.g., switch from Pb to Fe pellet types) should not alter population harvest, and therefore should not impact mourning dove bag limits or season lengths."
Title: Re: For hunters and friends: Non-toxic shot links and info
Post by: glogdog on August 20, 2016, 08:43:48 PM
Thanks to SOAR for posting this on their FB page. Non Lead .22LR rimfire ammunition from CCI is now available online.

https://www.targetsportsusa.com/cci-22-long-rifle-21-gr-cphp-925cc-p-58852.aspx
Title: Re: For hunters and friends: Non-toxic shot links and info
Post by: T40cfr403 on September 18, 2016, 10:54:17 AM
Commentary from Kay Neumann, Executive Director of Saving Our Avian Resources (SOAR)

It's Okay to Poison Bald Eagles, Really?!

http://soarraptors.org/2016/06/its-okay-to-poison-bald-eagles-really/
Title: Re: For hunters and friends: Non-toxic shot links and info
Post by: T40cfr403 on October 12, 2016, 01:12:32 AM
Hunt and Fish Lead Free

http://www.raptorresource.org/learning-tools/hunt-and-fish-lead-free/
Title: Re: For hunters and friends: Non-toxic shot links and info
Post by: T40cfr403 on March 15, 2017, 05:35:31 PM
7 Reasons Why I Choose to Use Lead-free Ammunition

https://clarkarmory.com/blogs/blog/7-reasons-i-choose-to-use-lead-free-ammunition

(https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0637/3951/articles/venison-542592_1280_1024x1024.jpg?v=1489249920)
Title: Re: For hunters and friends: Non-toxic shot links and info
Post by: T40cfr403 on October 16, 2017, 06:41:51 PM
Save the eagles--Go lead free: Fish & Wildlife Service is urging deer hunters to use non-toxic ammo

http://www.dl-online.com/news/state/4343268-save-eagles-go-lead-free-fish-wildlife-service-urging-deer-hunters-use-non-toxic

Deer Hunting and Lead: Be Part of the Solution

https://www.fws.gov/midwest/refuges/leadfree.html

(https://www.fws.gov/midwest/refuges/images/lead_diagram.jpg)


A  Review  and  Assessment  of  Spent  Lead Ammunition and Its Exposure and Effects to Scavenging Birds in the United States 

https://www.fws.gov/midwest/refuges/Review%20and%20Assessment%20paper.pdf     

NON-LEAD RIFLE AMMUNITION

https://portal.azgfd.stagingaz.gov/PortalImages/files/wildlife/nongame/condor/Non-LeadAmmo.pdf

California Certified Nonlead Ammunition

https://www.wildlife.ca.gov/Hunting/Nonlead-Ammunition/Certified

Non-Toxic Ammunition Frequently Asked Questions

https://www.fws.gov/midwest/refuges/FAQs.pdf

Title: Re: For hunters and friends: Non-toxic shot links and info
Post by: T40cfr403 on December 20, 2017, 08:57:11 PM
Hunting Wild Game With Lead-Based Ammunition May Contaminate Food Supply

http://www.prweb.com/releases/2017/12/prweb15026470.htm

Paper: Chronic Lead Intoxication From Eating Wild-Harvested Game

http://www.amjmed.com/article/S0002-9343(17)31224-X/fulltext

Paper: Lead Exposure Through Eating Wild Game

http://www.amjmed.com/article/S0002-9343(16)30021-3/fulltext

Title: Re: For hunters and friends: Non-toxic shot links and info
Post by: T40cfr403 on March 24, 2018, 11:41:28 AM
Lead alternatives are here

http://www.somdnews.com/enterprise/sports/outdoors/lead-alternatives-are-here/article_f22b4734-d75e-5666-b293-4f1539851aeb.html
Title: Re: For hunters and friends: Non-toxic shot links and info
Post by: T40cfr403 on November 03, 2018, 12:55:31 PM
Inside the Outdoors: Deer hunters, too, are asked to get the lead out

http://www.brainerddispatch.com/sports/outdoors/4522860-inside-outdoors-deer-hunters-too-are-asked-get-lead-out

(http://www.brainerddispatch.com/sites/default/files/styles/16x9_860/public/fieldimages/43/1101/1102pl-inside-outdoors.jpg?itok=ZPtZu3Un)
Title: Re: For hunters and friends: Non-toxic shot links and info
Post by: T40cfr403 on November 07, 2018, 11:24:37 AM
Shared from Sasse Photo's FB page:

Michael Furtman
Follow  November 22, 2017
 
COPPER vs. LEAD

The bullet on the right is a 165 grain copper jacketed lead bullet. The one on the left is a 165 grain all copper bullet. Both are made by Federal Cartridge. The copper ammunition costs me about $1.50 more per box of twenty rounds compared to the premium lead ammo I used to use. (If you use cheap lead ammo, the difference in price will be greater.)

Both are deadly on deer. The lead round, a boat-tailed soft point, kept us in venison for three decades. The copper round has done the same for the last five years.

As I hunted deer today, I sat within sight of the gut pile from the doe I killed two days ago. Much of it had been eaten already, but what remained was dined upon by two bald eagles, three ravens, two pileated woodpeckers, one hairy woodpecker, several blue jays, and numerous chickadees and nuthatches.

Which is why I switched to copper bullets. Birds are highly susceptible to lead poisoning, and lead bullets fragment into tiny shards, some of which end up in the entrails we hunters leave behind after field dressing our deer. The tiniest amount of lead ingested by a bird can lead to a miserable slow death.

As a hunter, I do everything I can to make a swift, humane end to my prey's life. Why then would I want to cause other animals to linger in pain? No. Just as it is my responsibility to avoid needless suffering for those animals I hunt, I believe I owe the same ethic to those that scavenge the remains. Copper bullets are every bit as effective on deer, rarely disintegrate in the the animal, and if they do, the fragments are non-toxic to birds.

I hope my fellow hunters reading this will consider making the switch.

(https://scontent.fapa1-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/23844536_10213660562441668_5321038116680043769_n.jpg?_nc_cat=111&_nc_ht=scontent.fapa1-1.fna&oh=0f3cf7e6b8820b0ce87a4d2120d8c2e3&oe=5C8127D7)
Title: Re: For hunters and friends: Non-toxic shot links and info
Post by: T40cfr403 on January 10, 2019, 01:15:03 PM
Hero Wipes Announces Product Removes up to 99.7 percent of Lead Contaminants From Skin

https://www.benzinga.com/pressreleases/19/01/r12952311/hero-wipes-announces-product-removes-up-to-99-7-percent-of-lead-contam

Title: Re: For hunters and friends: Non-toxic shot links and info
Post by: T40cfr403 on August 17, 2019, 11:48:00 PM
Exchange Lead Fishing Tackle at No Cost

https://freepressonline.com/Content/Articles/Outdoors/Article/Exchange-Lead-Fishing-Tackle-at-No-Cost/130/67/65951

(https://freepressonline.com/Images/Images/173863.jpg)
This loon is entangled in a mess of line that includes a lead sinker. Ingesting lead sinkers or other types of lead tackle is fatal to loons.
Title: Re: For hunters and friends: Non-toxic shot links and info
Post by: T40cfr403 on November 02, 2019, 08:02:52 PM
Hunters urged to donate deer hearts to Antigo raptor facility

https://www.wsaw.com/fox/content/news/Hunters-urged-to-donate-deer-hearts-to-Antigo-raptor-facility-564059011.html

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Title: Re: For hunters and friends: Non-toxic shot links and info
Post by: T40cfr403 on November 02, 2019, 09:19:28 PM
Hunters: Use non-lead deer slugs to help eagles

https://qconline.com/sports/recreation/hunters-use-non-lead-deer-slugs-to-help-eagles/article_80d13b3f-aa54-5cc0-8aee-973c79c8856d.html

(https://bloximages.newyork1.vip.townnews.com/qconline.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/0/10/010cbca1-f67e-5e45-b1ba-1a73c69a356b/5dba1d0be7389.image.jpg?resize=498%2C677)
Title: Re: For hunters and friends: Non-toxic shot links and info
Post by: T40cfr403 on November 29, 2019, 06:48:09 PM
Lead poisoning kills golden eagle, hunters adapting

https://missoulian.com/opinion/columnists/lead-poisoning-kills-golden-eagle-hunters-adapting/article_77f4267a-cee8-55e2-8c46-7212fddd2f0e.html

(https://bloximages.chicago2.vip.townnews.com/missoulian.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/5/c4/5c40430d-2009-5514-af9f-ddd556bcb33a/5dcf0a9099d7c.image.jpg)


Lead Bullets: Hunting for Clarity in a Controversy, By Mike McTee

https://journalofmountainhunting.com/lead-bullets-hunting-for-clarity-in-a-controversy/

(https://journalofmountainhunting.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/nov-2017-down-range-pic-2.png)
Leland Brown (left) from the Non-Lead Hunting Education Program watches a ballistic gel as Chris Parish (right) takes aim during
a bullet demonstration in Montana's Bitterroot Valley. Photo credit: Kate Davis


Is nonlead ammo expensive?

https://www.mpgranch.com/dispatches/nonlead-ammo-expensive

(https://zivranch.s3.amazonaws.com/s3fs-public/2019-06-11-MM-1.png)
Title: Re: For hunters and friends: Non-toxic shot links and info
Post by: T40cfr403 on November 29, 2019, 06:56:18 PM
Got a game camera? Let's team up.

https://www.mpgranch.com/dispatches/got-game-camera-lets-team

(https://zivranch.s3.amazonaws.com/s3fs-public/Screen%20Shot%202019-09-04%20at%201.00.38%20PM.png)


Guest opinion: Shooting prairie dogs? Try nonlead ammo

https://billingsgazette.com/opinion/columnists/guest-opinion-shooting-prairie-dogs-try-nonlead-ammo/article_21cdb301-3cc9-5c69-a7f6-a7cf8d476573.html

(https://bloximages.chicago2.vip.townnews.com/billingsgazette.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/5/6f/56fe9bea-dbee-5e65-957c-4cad4d808484/5d9f5c8e89493.image.jpg?resize=1200%2C924)
A red-tailed hawk scavenges a ground squirrel.


Scavenging Shot Prairie Dogs And Gophers

https://www.mpgranch.com/dispatches/scavenging-shot-prairie-dogs-and-gophers

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WSB: Seeking bullets lethal to small mammals, not scavengers

https://wildlife.org/wsb-seeking-bullets-lethal-to-small-mammals-not-scavengers/

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A radiograph of a Columbian ground squirrel shot with a .17 HMR rifle reveals a constellation of bullet fragments. Sapphire Animal Hospital


Research Abstracts:

Free lunch, may contain lead: scavenging shot small mammals

https://wildlife.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/jwmg.21716

Better bullets to shoot small mammals without poisoning scavengers

https://wildlife.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/wsb.822
Title: Re: For hunters and friends: Non-toxic shot links and info
Post by: T40cfr403 on December 08, 2019, 08:36:57 PM
Eagle Population Threatened by Lead Poisoning, PA Game Commission Issues Warning for Hunters

https://www.erienewsnow.com/story/41408389/eagle-population-threatened-by-lead-poisoning-pa-game-commission-issues-warning-for-hunters

(https://wicu.images.worldnow.com/images/18999045_G.jpg)
Title: Re: For hunters and friends: Non-toxic shot links and info
Post by: T40cfr403 on January 20, 2020, 06:33:04 PM
Why not try to hunt all species with non-lead ammunition?

https://bangordailynews.com/2020/01/15/outdoors/why-not-try-to-hunt-all-species-with-non-lead-ammunition/

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Title: Re: For hunters and friends: Non-toxic shot links and info
Post by: T40cfr403 on January 25, 2020, 03:57:53 PM
Opinion: Our View: It's up to hunters to help bald eagles poisoned by lead

https://www.centralmaine.com/2020/01/22/our-view-its-up-to-hunters-to-help-bald-eagles-poisoned-by-lead/

(https://multifiles.pressherald.com/uploads/sites/10/2020/01/eagle-in-cage.jpg)
The female bald eagle Jason Dolloff and his daughter, Carrigan Robinson, rescued Jan. 12 from the Androscoggin River in Peru had a gunshot wound and elevated lead levels in its blood. The protected bird died that night. Photo by Carrigan Robinson
Title: Re: For hunters and friends: Non-toxic shot links and info
Post by: T40cfr403 on August 08, 2020, 08:57:43 PM
Resources for Hunters - https://www.wildlifecenter.org/resources-hunters

(https://www.wildlifecenter.org/sites/default/files/Assistance/Lead/38433.jpeg)
Title: Re: For hunters and friends: Non-toxic shot links and info
Post by: T40cfr403 on October 28, 2020, 06:36:31 PM
Hunters help save condors

https://www.heraldextra.com/sanpete-county/hunters-help-save-condors/article_bce4f307-f21b-57a0-a1d7-c0605b2ab55a.html

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Title: Re: For hunters and friends: Non-toxic shot links and info
Post by: T40cfr403 on November 06, 2020, 06:57:17 PM
Hunting Ammo: 9 Of The Best Non-Lead Deer Bullets

https://www.getzone.com/hunting-ammo-9-of-the-best-non-lead-deer-bullets/

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Title: Re: For hunters and friends: Non-toxic shot links and info
Post by: T40cfr403 on November 06, 2020, 07:18:25 PM
Hunt and Fish Lead-Free - https://soarraptors.org/hunt-and-fish-lead-free/

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