Re the issue of lead poisoning in humans who eat game killed with lead shot or bullets: Several years ago, there was concern about game being donated to places that offered meals to the poor and homeless. In North Dakota, where hunting is very popular and residents are far more likely to eat game than they are in more urban states, blood samples were collected from a large number of volunteers--nearly all of whom said they ate wild game. Tests showed that the blood lead level of those volunteers was actually LOWER than the nationwide average . . . which would seem to indicate that the lead one consumes from eating game isn't all that great a concern, unless maybe one eats nothing but a steady diet of wild game.