I worked on the waterfowl lead-shot issue back in the 1980s and went to a  
number of hearings and meetings on that topic.  I know that many  
responsible hunters accepted and supported that ban.  However,  the meetings and 
hearings I attended featured a lot of hunters who were not  happy with the 
proposed ban and said so, emphatically.  I definitely  remember attending at least 
one hearing at which the supporters of the ban  were far outnumbered by the 
opponents.  
 
And if I recall correctly (and I welcome corrections if I am  wrong), the 
state of Iowa tried to ban lead shot on state  waterfowl hunting areas and 
was unable to do so because of the  significant opposition.  Again, if I 
recall correctly, lead shot  was not banned on all waterfowl areas in Iowa until 
the feds did it.
 
Cindy 
 

Cindy  Hildebrand
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Ames, IA  50010

"Go to the  winter woods: listen there, look, watch, and 'the dead months' 
will give  you a subtler secret than any you have yet found in the forest."  
 (Fiona Macleod)

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