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For hunters and friends: Non-toxic shot links and info
« 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 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
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Re: For hunters and friends: Non-toxic shot links and info
« Reply #1 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
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Re: For hunters and friends: Non-toxic shot links and info
« Reply #2 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
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Re: For hunters and friends: Non-toxic shot links and info
« Reply #3 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

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Re: For hunters and friends: Non-toxic shot links and info
« Reply #5 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
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Re: For hunters and friends: Non-toxic shot links and info
« Reply #6 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.
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Re: For hunters and friends: Non-toxic shot links and info
« Reply #7 on: January 07, 2015, 03:22:13 PM »

Try using Nosler E-tip and Ballistic Tip Lead-Free bullets.

http://www.nosler.com/
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Re: For hunters and friends: Non-toxic shot links and info
« Reply #9 on: February 04, 2015, 07:52:08 PM »

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
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Re: For hunters and friends: Non-toxic shot links and info
« Reply #10 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
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Re: For hunters and friends: Non-toxic shot links and info
« Reply #11 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/
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Re: For hunters and friends: Non-toxic shot links and info
« Reply #12 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.

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Re: For hunters and friends: Non-toxic shot links and info
« Reply #13 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
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Re: For hunters and friends: Non-toxic shot links and info
« Reply #14 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
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