Lead shot banned!!!!

[sparcebag]

You mention Mudhen... can ya get there fron Muskrat Now?? in my day up till the 70s,we had to put in at duchanes go up river and drag through the woods bout 3/4 mi I think 3/4. Well any way I looked at GoogleEarth and small spots between Muskrat and Mudhen that were HARD to drag into are now all open water.Out here by Willmar I've seen my first pintails in minnesota this year,I'm kinda a bird watcher now days also.I live on a slew and can hunt off my dock which I have done 3 yrs ago.Its easy but for shootin 2-3 rounds each morn its not worth the cost of lisence,stamps,

If they created a oldfart lisence and give me a cost break I'd consider gettin a lisence!

[Baerfisher]

I am not saying that by practicing you will hit and kill everything you shoot at because I don't care who you are no one is going to hit every thing they shoot at, regardless if you use lead, steel or, other non toxic. All I know is from when I started hunting and not being big into using and being familiar w/ my equipment, switching between steel, lead and other wise. Once I stuck to a particular set-up or a couple set-ups depending on the quarry and became familiar with that, wounding birds when I hunt has dropped SIGNIFICANTLY. To the tune of three lost birds in the past two years while taking home over 50 each year. So i did not intend to imply that no one practices and put anyone on the defensive and if some of you took it that way I will appologize this time as I was trying to convey my personal experience. Oh and I to have been hunting for the better part of two decades, big deal!

[pheasant maniac]

Well I banned it years ago and think it is a very good idea. It has made me a more patient hunter and a far better shot!