I believe it’s more about them eating it from the critters they consume.

When I was working screw machines, I had an allergic skin reaction to raw copper.

Did anyone really believe that a ban on lead would end with waterfowl?

After nearly 40 years, I had hoped so lol

The only ducks and geese that ever died from lead poison were those where lead penetrated their feathers. The rest are all made up feel good stories for those who want to ban duck and goose hunting. Duck and goose hunting has become a sport for the rich or those in debt. 40 to 70 bucks for 25 rounds to go duck hunting? Naw! And they wonder why there is a huge drop in waterfowl hunters. Same thing will happen to doves when they make "nontoxic" shot the only thing you can use. Probably want to make the same Regs for skeet shooters. After all, all those raptors, ducks, geese and doves hang out around those places too. Just my 2 cents!

Love how when these type of posts happen people will just brush over these responses

Lead is old news. Diving ducks definitely ingest lead. Cut a gizzard open of a diver on the northern flight. Full of bb’s
As far as lead on upland game. I see no reason for it.

Steel is faster but lead has greater impact farther out.

As far as eagles dying from lead?? DDT was a bigger killer IMO.

Some of the "posters" are ill informed. True fact that lead poisoning has effected mostly Waterfowl and Raptors because of non retrieved birds due to poor shooting ability or no effort to find them. If hunters LEARNED to shoot steel properly, there possibly wouldn't be such losses. It is a "learning curve" from shooting lead but can be achieved with a little practice. Consistent kills at 40+ yds using 2 3/4 > 3" steel is quite common.

I have seen studies of lead poisoning. They fed penned ducks grain with lead shot mixed in, the ducks had more than one piece of shot in their gizzard and lived. They kept feeding grain and shot mix and guess what, it killed them. I have shot hundreds of ducks a year and never seen lead shot in a gizzard. Yes I save them. I think farming chemicals is way harder on wildlife and fish.

SJA. Steel is a learning curve. I like steel shot for waterfowl once I learned how to use it. Lead over water has been outlawed for years now for waterfowl.

I use steel only. Don’t want to take the chance of having it mixed in.

A few dead eagles isn't a good enough reason to ban all lead ammo. Birds of prey probably kill more ducks and upland birds than lead poisoning.

No, bad hunters and fishermen contribute to more wildlife suffrage and death in most species than any other predator. :-(

Automobiles contribute to way more wildlife suffrage and death than hunters ever come close to.

Because it's well know 800fps plus lead kills things.

This is a made up lie. If it is indeed fact, please site sources…This is the e BS that we all dislike..

Is there a shortage of eagles? I even see them here occasionally. As far as other raptors, they are everywhere. Can't hardly drive more than a few miles without seeing one in a tree around here.

Absolutely not

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