The North Dakota Health department did a study on human hunters and lead about two years ago. Hundreds of hunters had blood sampes taken. Many of these hunters had eaten ducks, upand game and deer for many years. Many of the people tested had hunted for 50 or more years. Hunting has a strong tradition in North Dakota so many of these people had consumed thousands of animals.

No evidence was found indicating humans who have eaten game animals have higher levels of lead than people who did not eat game