In Scotland lead is only banned for ducks and geese over wetlands so inland flighting it is o.k. to use lead. In England and Wales the ban is only on ducks and geese. I don't think lead is as serious a contaminent as it is made out. I live in an area where lead is found in its natural state and has been mined here since pre Roman times. I look at clay grounds where tons of the stuff is in the ground and there is no evidence of dying birds and animals. The same in front of grouse shooting butts where lead must lie in a narrow expanse in front and behind but again there are no dying birds. It is now believed that tungsten shot is poisonous. It's all a ploy to restrict shooting. Nearly as much rubbish as so called global warming. Lagopus.....
