....probably not even the hunter , but why blame the eagle and not the hunter?....
....Eagle diets are undoubtedly extraordinarily well documented and described in the literature. That's the place to get an informed answer.
Seems Iowa newborns, urban and rural, have similar elevated lead blood levels. Do they get it by ingesting lead shot gut piles, or do their mom's have well documented cravings while they're expecting?
Maybe, the science shows that there are environmental sources of lead. Maybe, the various fish and critters that eagles feed on have similar environmental lead exposure sources that babies do. But, I agree with you, regardless of what the science says, the important thing is to stigmatize hunters and shooters, eh?
Good thing BPCR ranges are in urban areas away from wildlife, and all have gone to lead free bullets.
