Robt:
I would tend to agree with you about shooting lead on a "managed" ground - no harm - no foul. My concern is more with hunting with lead and at the many clubs that shoot in more sensative areas. A number of clubs in Wisconsin shoot directly into Lake Michigan. Still others shoot next to lakes and wetlands. Many hunt clubs have tons of lead shot poured onto the same ground year after year. I applaud you for 32 years of working as a wildlife biologist - and I suspect with that type of commitment the environment and resources would come ahead of shooting lead. P.S. I also love shooting vintage.
HLjOe - It's only lame when an opinion is expressed without true knowledge or understanding. In order to understand how and why lead becomes toxic you have to understand the chemisty of lead. Also, if you will remember, bald eagles have gone through a number of population declines in recent history - one because of lead (bounties) and one because of egg shell thinning due to ingestion of DDT laden fish. It's the same reason commorant populations declined drastically - again another fish eater.
