it would seem to me that some folks here are of the same mindset of the market hunters of the late 18 and early 1900s. assuming that in no way would hunting in the spring be bad for waterfowl, using punt guns or shooting 100s of birds in a day would decrease the population. those game wardens didnt know sh** and there will always be ducks in the sky. was there hard evidence that this was to be cause for massive drops in population? maybe, maybe not. we've figured out that over hunting is wrong and we've figured out that lead does cause health problems in any animals system. as far as a ban on all lead is concerned i think there will end up being an alternative its just going to take getting rid of the idiots at the top that are digging in their heals and refusing to change. not at all unlike the oil companys swaying american automakers to keep pumping out the cars and trucks that cant efficiently burn fuel. every so often there needs to be revolutions in the way we take care of our resources. market hunting is dead and lead for waterfowl is dead. death is immanent for lead for anything.
and for shooting steel, if you cant knock down a duck with steel, get out of the marsh. you know working ducks to within your gun range will greatly improve your kill rate. im not old enough to know what shooting lead at ducks was like, but i do know ive hardly lost 12 cripples in the last 3 years of ducking and ive shot 50 plus birds in each of those seasons. id just as soon lose the guys that sky bust and complain you cant kill anything with steel from the hunting community, then have them give the real sportsmen a bad image in the minds of non hunters. this divided we fall stuff is crap. dump the dummys and show the public what great stewards of the land and game hunters can be and i think you'll greatly improve our standing in society.
