Not true. The last time I was out for a walk, I used this:



Not a Darne. Not a 12. Not stocked to fit me.

I saw three hens, had 4 3" rounds of Remington 7 1/2 shot on me, (they were given to me) and, didn't fire a shot.

It was a nice walk with the dog.

interestingly, the other side of the large WMA I hunted is non tox only. I didn't hunt there, but, if I had, I would have used this one:



Again, not a Darne, not a 12, not stocked to fit me. A few seasons ago, I bought some 16 gauge TM, I think I have 40 rounds or so of number 6 shot, and I actually use a 16 gauge Nitro when hunting a non tox area.
I don't hunt them very often.

Best,
Ted