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johnwilliamson062 · November 15, 2009, 02:39 AM

I was at a pheasant hunt and sporting clays event yesterday. I brought almost thirty pounds of lead with me(each box of ounce and a quarter being close to 2 pounds of lead). All told I left about 20 pounds(ten boxes) out in the fields/on the courses. 32 guys there that day. Some left more, some less, but even figuring we average half the rounds I personally did, that is still 320 pounds of lead deposited over a wide area and in the watershed. I never thought about the amount of lead I was personally spreading around until I went to pick up my pack yesterday and realized how heavy it was.

Really not sure if I am going to fight a ban on lead.

November 15, 2009, 02:39 AM	#5
johnwilliamson062 Junior member Join Date: May 16, 2008 Posts: 9,995	I was at a pheasant hunt and sporting clays event yesterday. I brought almost thirty pounds of lead with me(each box of ounce and a quarter being close to 2 pounds of lead). All told I left about 20 pounds(ten boxes) out in the fields/on the courses. 32 guys there that day. Some left more, some less, but even figuring we average half the rounds I personally did, that is still 320 pounds of lead deposited over a wide area and in the watershed. I never thought about the amount of lead I was personally spreading around until I went to pick up my pack yesterday and realized how heavy it was. Really not sure if I am going to fight a ban on lead.