Originally Posted By: GLS
....With estate game bird shooting it's not so easy for the antis to make an elite vs. the rest of us issue. With Estate shooting, many locals are employed at the estate and arguments have been made that local jobs would be lost if shooting birds became banned. With the collapse of the market for lead shot birds, something had to give....

Something tells me that a single day fee for estate shooting is miles out of reach for the average person. It may be a fruitless argument to hope that a few support jobs would be saved. Doesn't anyone care about the jobs lost when a lead foundry is shut down or the fishing tackle industry is slashed? I'd also guess that sending estate shooting harvest to market feels good, but isn't the slightest motivation for those that can afford the luxury. Why not just keep the lead and condemn that tiny bit of tainted food? Just as valid an argument? Anyway, I'm glad these aren't problems facing folks down around your neck of the woods.