Larry,
The Audubon society you get in NE Iowa is NOT the Audubon you get in Mpls, MN. or some other places. The article in the Mpls. Red Star I noted, that was published the day after public commentary to the DNR ended, was written by two members of the Audubon society board here in Minnesota.
If you want data unsupported by facts, have another look at that article on the website. They slung a lot of BS in that piece.
I don't think Keith is confusing anything on lead. Simply having a study that says people who eat wild game have higher lead levels doesn't explain where the lead is coming from. If you live a rural existance, on an older homestead, the lead could very well come from the pipes, or the solder holding the pipes in the place, or the water from the well. Not the game you eat.
Like I pointed out, an Eagle who eats lead will have a much higher chance of being poisoned than an owl or a hawk. The physiology is different between the birds. The eagle will always be their poster child for anti-hunting, and, make no mistake, banning lead shot is not about saving eagles, it is about ending hunting.
Best,
Ted
