I think the probability  is extremely rare - the point being, it is not 
worth the time to pursue  a law to change it.

On 1/10/2012 10:34 AM, Norm West wrote:
> By mistake certainly.  Some of the fish they eat have gotten a lead 
> sinker down their throat and the eagle apparently doesn't recognize it 
> as non-fish when it eats the fish.
> Susan
>
>
> On Jan 10, 2012, at 8:24 AM, RDSpears wrote:
>
>> On 1/9/2012 8:14 PM, Norm West wrote:
>>>
>>> As a proud tree hugger, I'm happy to share the news that our Dems 
>>> platform committee approved (with only one dissenting vote) a 
>>> resolution to ban lead in all ammunition and fishing tackle with the 
>>> IDNR designated to disseminate educational material concerning the 
>>> toxcicity of lead and of non-lead alternatives.
>>>
>>> And as for the lead ammo to be used in dove hunting...well, the way 
>>> our dove hunting law was railroaded through at the last minute 
>>> tagged onto an unrelated bill was not what the majority of Iowans 
>>> wanted.  Will be interesting to see how many county conventions pass 
>>> a resolution this year to repeal the Iowa dove hunting law.
>>>
>>> As a hunter who shoots wildlife with a camera instead of to kill, I 
>>> can only say that whatever (if any) difficulties in accuracy in 
>>> using non-lead ammo that arise how do we know it's not the lack of 
>>> skill on the part of the hunter rather than the non-lead ammo? 
>>>  Canada geese and sandhill cranes are a couple of grazers in areas 
>>> where doves and pheasants and quail a likely to be shot at and can 
>>> pick up the wayward pellets as possible seeds though I know of no 
>>> controlled studies on this scenario.
>>>
>>> Lead is a known toxin and has been banned from use in paint and 
>>> gasoline.  It has been shown in several wildlife studies to be 
>>> present in many species of scavengers, usually to their demise 
>>> unless found early on.  We do know that hundreds (possibly 
>>> thousands) of bald eagles all over the country get poisoned with 
>>> lead from ammunition or fishing tackle every year due to their 
>>> ingesting it in animals they eat.
>>>
>>> It continually defies reasoning to me how the vast majority of 
>>> Iowans--hunters, birders, farmers, as well as tree huggers--claim to 
>>> be, or try to be good stewards of our natural resources and then so 
>>> many fight measures toot-and-nail to that end.
>>>
>>> Susan West
>>>
>>>
>>> Eagles eat fishing tackle?
>>
>>>
>>> On Jan 9, 2012, at 6:04 PM, Cindy Hildebrand wrote:
>>>
>>>> As a volunteer who worked on the lead-shot issue in Iowa for many 
>>>> hours over many months back in the 1980s, and went to a number of 
>>>> related hearings and meetings, I must respectfully disagree with 
>>>> the following statement:  " Hunters quickly embraced this solution 
>>>> because it was good for waterfowl."  Some hunters embraced it, 
>>>> but some hunters fought very hard against it.  I'd bet that some 
>>>> others who worked on the issue remember that also.
>>>> Cindy
>>>>
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