Panel Discussion on Lead/Non-Lead Bullets 10/20/16

[Curmudgeon]

LEAD BULLETS AND ALTERNATIVES – A PANEL DISCUSSION

 

                COBLESKILL-- The SUNY Cobleskill Student Chapter of The Wildlife Society will host a panel discussion on lead bullets, their potential impacts on humans and wildlife, and non-toxic alternatives. The event, which will take place Thursday, October 20 at 7:00 p.m. at SUNY Cobleskill, will primarily focus on bullets used for deer hunting.

                Lead is a well known neurotoxin. Bullets made from lead lose mass on impact, sometimes sending fragments long distances from the wound channel. These fragments can contaminate the internal organs of the target animal, and possibly meat consumed by hunters and their families. Internal organs are typically left in the field and scavenged by wildlife, including eagles.

                Discussion will follow a screening of the short video Lead Ammunition: A Needless Danger to Eagles and Ourselves, produced by the Delaware-Otsego Audubon Society. Following presentations by each panelist, the discussion will be opened to questions from the audience.

                Confirmed panelists include Peter Nye, former head of DEC's Endangered Species Unit and one of the individuals most responsible for the recovery of bald eagles; Tom Salo, a hunter and Co-Chair of the Franklin Mountain Hawk Watch; Dave Simkins, Town of Broome Supervisor, member of the Schoharie County Conservation Association and an active sportsman; Kevin Hynes, from the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation; and Gregg Recer, New York State Department of Health.

                The event will be held in Room 101 of the Center for Agriculture and Natural Resources. The public is invited. Other event sponsors include the Delaware-Otsego Audubon Society and the Schoharie County Conservation Association.

                For more information visit www.facebook.com/groups/CobyWildlife/

[LJC]

If you clean the meat I don't think that is a problem.  Besides that people are not eating wild game every day .  If you really wanted to test that theory go dig up some guy from the 300 years ago out west and test his bones for lead this just another  peta scam to bother hunters . Wildlife don't live long enough to be effected by lead and  shot animals eaten by other wildlife   are not eating it enough to have a problem. That is  not something that is happening  often enough to have an impact.

[Curmudgeon]

Anyone who wants to learn about this issue should read the attached paper examining the peer reviewed published science.

LeadHealth and Environmental Risks from Lead-based 2016 eco health.pdf