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 >>> >>> >>> Cindy Hildebrand >>> [log in to unmask] >>> 57439 250th St. >>> Ames, IA 50010 >>> >>> "Winter is not a season, it's an occupation." (Sinclair Lewis) >>> - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - >>> To unsubscribe from the IOWA-TOPICS list, send any message to: >>> [log in to unmask] Check out our >>> Listserv Lists support site for more information: http:// >>> www.sierraclub.org/lists/faq.asp Sign up to receive Sierra Club >>> Insider, the flagship e-newsletter. Sent out twice a month, it >>> features the Club's latest news and activities. Subscribe and >>> view recent editions at http://www.sierraclub.org/insider/ >> >> - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - To >> unsubscribe from the IOWA-TOPICS list, send any message to: IOWA- >> [log in to unmask] Check out our Listserv >> Lists support site for more information: http://www.sierraclub.org/ >> lists/faq.asp Sign up to receive Sierra Club Insider, the flagship >> e-newsletter. Sent out twice a month, it features the Club's >> latest news and activities. Subscribe and view recent editions at >> http://www.sierraclub.org/insider/ > > - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - To > unsubscribe from the IOWA-TOPICS list, send any message to: IOWA- > [log in to unmask] Check out our Listserv > Lists support site for more information: http://www.sierraclub.org/ > lists/faq.asp - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - To unsubscribe from the IOWA-TOPICS list, send any message to: [log in to unmask] Check out our Listserv Lists support site for more information: http://www.sierraclub.org/lists/faq.asp