I'll admit I was a fanatical waterfowl hunter from about the age of 12 into my mid 20's when I moved to AK. The area I lived in AK had tremendous numbers of waterfowl and migrating birds, the problem was, they'd usually be heading south by mid-Sept.
I continued to hunt waterfowl occasionally, and had some fantastic shoots but my main focus was big game, which overlapped with the waterfowl season. I hunted geese at Izembek Lagoon, the same year steel was mandated in AK, with a good friend, who hunted everything with a 20 ga. We both realized fairly quickly that the steel shot was much less effective than lead, particularly my friend with his 20 ga. However, IMO, the steel loads produced nowadays are head and shoulders above what was produced in the late 80's/early 90's. Still trails lead in effectiveness, but much better than 25-30 years ago.
Last edited by Cameron; 05/25/15 11:03 AM.
