Hey Rookhawk:
You make some good points, and seem quite knowledgeable. I've gone a few rounds with the guys on this board, and some like Larry are reasonable, though his reasoning always seems to break in the direction of continuing to use lead. Others like Keith will spin off into some real nastiness bordering on death threats if you challenge him with facts. Anger control can be one of the symptoms of lead toxicity! Send me a PM if you want to see a fairly comprehensive bibliography of lead poisoning in wildlife, or you can find what I posted in the archives here.
On the topic, it surprises me the extent to which the board members here seem ignorant of one of the primary uses of depredation permits issued by the USFWS... it is for aquatic birds around aquaculture operations, particularly catfish farms whacking cormorants and some of the herons, in some cases even pelicans.
Is this an appropriate setting for the use of lead shot? Let me guess what we are going to read.... (if I could just get some ear protection for my eyes).
