Sportsmen in the day helped collect the carcasses and helped collect data on waterfowl deaths. I don't think anyone had any idea where it would lead. Duck populations in the 1960' were at some of the lowest levels and ducks were diing in the marshes from other than hunting.
Lead shot, sinker and bullet bans are coming, we don't have the science or the numbers to stave it off for very long. I'm working on lead free ammunition for my coyote guns and big game rifles for that day. When everyone else is sitting home wining about the loss of lead shot and bullets I'm going to be out hunting and doing as well as I did with lead.
