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CA and Lead
Unread 12-02-2015, 05:38 PM   #10
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Dean:

Your points are well taken without offense. I agree about the high numbers killed due to wind power, etc., and would add that the most, by the tens of millions, of small wild birds are taken by domestic cats.

As for the trap and skeet ranges, that was not the subject of my comments and the use of lead has not been banned at ranges. I remember that our trap club would periodically mine the fields to recover much of the lead. I assume that if there was a leaching problem to be proven, our liberal lawmakers would rush to ban lead there.

I also agree that such laws present additional problems for Deer, Elk etc. hunters who do not want to use the alternatives to lead. I collect old Winchesters (1892, 1894) and only shoot at the range-with lead.

Anyway, I also can go on about the laws here-like what a hassle it was to get a CA Certificate of Eligibility but the fact remains that I was born here in the '40s and with all of it's laws, still like the state. California is not just the place for me, but here I am.

Thanks for your usual polite manner and informative comments on this sensitive subject,

Patrick



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Originally Posted by Dean Romig View Post
Patrick - very respectfully and not uttered in wrath - California is just the place for you.

Studies have shown that lead from lead shot does not leech into the eco-system, even in the tons of lead shot laying on and in the ground at trap, skeet, and sporting clays fields. High tension wires, wind turbine blades, high-rise buildings and skyscrapers, trucks and cars on the highways and byways... are all far more responsible for the millions of deaths of our feathered wildlife than lead shot ingested in the wild.
Raptors and other birds and animals of prey are another story - lead ingestion may be a problem for them.
California is often the leader in the country for legislating against the shooters and hunters of that state and it is often done through knee-jerk reaction to the hyperbole of the misinformed.

I apologize if I have ruffled any feathers, and I'll delete this post if any of the moderators feel it is inappropriate.

Best, Dean





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