Before I take off for another long weekend of hunting (turkeys and hogs this weekend), I wanted to clean up a few loose ends.
First of all as promised, here’s a link to the full write-up about my recent Texas hunt.
Also, the unleaded ammo debate is still going, but it looks like the environmental groups and biologists are starting to rack up some serious evidence to support the lead ban. Here’s a current article from the San Jose Mercury News.
I’ve said before and will repeat it, this ban is coming and it’s not a really bad thing. We know lead is toxic, and we have alternatives (albeit expensive ones). It’s time for hunters to stop railing against this thing and start pushing the ammo companies to find better, more affordable, lead alternatives. As more science comes to light on this issue, it’s becoming increasingly clear that if we (hunters) consider ourselves conservationists, then we need to not only accept, but embrace the removal of a deadly toxin from the environment.
I’ll have more to come on the lead ban as it develops. CA and VT are running neck and neck, it seems, to get rid of lead ammunition. We’ll see who comes in first and who loses.
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