Buzz, I don't pooh-pooh the scientific data that screams against lead shot for waterfowl. There is probably a lot of truth to the claims of death due to lead ingestion. However, I have my doubts that there was as much death to lead ingestion, all over the U.S., as was found in certain places. Was steel shot a good idea, IMO? Probably so. With the loss in nesting habitat, ducks need all the help they can get to maintain populations. Steel shot wasn't worth a continental damn for several years following the lead shot ban. Today is different. Most steel loads now are good. Some are real good.

Has steel shot made a difference with the environment? I seriously doubt it. Has it made a difference with waterfowl? Probably so, in some indeterminable amount. Again, JMO.

SRH

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