Just a friendly reminder that eagles and hawks also scavenge carcasses. So no matter what kind of hunting or pest control you do, lead pellets or lead fragments left in a carcass will get eaten and likely poison the scavenging animal. Only non-lead projectiles or clean through-and-through shots are safe for scavengers.
Wildlife and raptor rescue organizations have a constant influx of lead poisoned eagles and hawks. Even with expensive lead chelation treatment many don’t survive. I think this is the single biggest threat to those of us who want to avoid a lead ammo ban. We need to step up and make sure we aren’t leaving lead in carcass meat.
Wildlife and raptor rescue organizations have a constant influx of lead poisoned eagles and hawks. Even with expensive lead chelation treatment many don’t survive. I think this is the single biggest threat to those of us who want to avoid a lead ammo ban. We need to step up and make sure we aren’t leaving lead in carcass meat.