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 >>>> >>>> Cindy Hildebrand >>>> [log in to unmask] <mailto:[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: >>> [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: >> [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 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 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