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I just read something funny. California has banned lead in bullets because its harmful to wildlife. I'm not the smartest guy around but I always thought harming wildlife was the whole reason we shoot them n the first place.

You are correct.
That is not the reason.

Jumptrout51 wrote:You are correct.
You're not the smartest guy around.

Bunch of bunny-hugging hippies out there.

How do they pull a trigger with a limp wrist?

And will fishing sinkers be cast iron? Makes perfect sense in the land of OZ.

Jumptrout51 wrote:You are correct.
That is not the reason.

Not saying I agree, nor do I really care because I am not a hunter. I know where you are going with your comment Steve, but isn't it true that you can't hunt with lead over water HERE for a similar reason? Just a thought.

I'll bite CaptainK.
Tell me where I am going with this.

How do you eat an elephant? One bite at a time. Ban lead bullets, bird shot, and fish sinkers. Mandate bullets have serial numbers. Mandate what they can penetrate. Mandate what length of gun, accessories on the gun, number of bullets and cartridges held. Mandate fish hook sizes like use of circle hooks, barbless hooks, type of hook material. Make hunting and fishing seasons and regulations so restrictive and hard to follow like our current fishing regs or what is considered baiting for doves on an agricultural field. Why go offshore when most of the target fish are out of season or you can only keep one or two?

The hunting and fishing sports start losing participants and father's stop teaching and passing down to their kids the art/sport of hunting and fishing. The tree hugging bunny humpers keep biting away at the elephant... Or the camel with it's nose under the tent will be in your sleeping bag eventually.

captkeyser wrote:isn't it true that you can't hunt with lead over water HERE for a similar reason? Just a thought.

Nope- You can shoot game over water with lead shot. Dove, Snipe, Squirrel at the river are all legal.
You are only prohibited from taking migratory waterfowl with lead.
Silly rules.

January 1st 2010 saw 40,627 new laws on the books in the USA

And you think I am worried about a lead bullet?

Dubble

captkeyser wrote:

Jumptrout51 wrote:You are correct.
That is not the reason.

Not saying I agree, nor do I really care because I am not a hunter. I know where you are going with your comment Steve, but isn't it true that you can't hunt with lead over water HERE for a similar reason? Just a thought.

You can hunt anything over water with lead other than ducks. I hunted with the guy who was the Fed lawyer when this law slipped in. He said nobody seemed to care, so the feds didn't fight the huggers suit. He said that there were maybe a dozen spots in the country where there was any real concern for lead poisoning due to waterfowl ingesting lead shot.