Cattle ranches appear to be the most likely source of lead tainted carcasses and guts that are consumed by Condors and other scavenging raptors. Hunter's gut piles might be a concern if hunters were routinely gut shooting their game. They are not.

Check out this link to "The Cattle Site", a veterinary website specializing in medical disorders in cattle, that says:

"Lead is the most common cause of cattle poisoning. Animals die or perform poorly after accidentally ingesting lead. Gradual poisoning may also occur in areas with heavy industrial pollution."
- See more at: http://www.thecattlesite.com/diseaseinfo/217/lead-poisoning/#sthash.ka5vfFcK.dpuf

Then check out the map of California Lead Mines found here:

http://www.us-mining.com/california/lead-mines

Vast areas of California have been stripped by hydraulic mining, removing the surface soils that covered lead and other minerals. Dave-in-Maine has mentioned several other likely sources of lead that are much more bio-available than a relative few bullet fragments in lost game or gut piles. I gotta agree with craigd. We all need to stop shooting ourselves in the foot by blindly accepting the crap that is being put up as evidence by those with an anti-hunting and anti-gun agenda.


Voting for anti-gun Democrats is dumber than giving treats to a dog that shits on a Persian Rug