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simonkenton · November 16, 2009, 05:34 PM

Well, there you go, the North Dakota study shows higher levels of lead in people who eat lots of wild game than in the regular population.

Thanks for your concern longlane.
A major problem I had was in getting a diagnosis.
Most doctors don't know, or care about lead toxicity. They don't even know how to test for it.
I went to 8 or 10 doctors in 9 years, none even suggested that my problems might be related to toxic metals. Of course none tested me, I doubt they even knew how to administer a lead toxicity test.

I have never had a job that exposed me to lead, I did pick up some lead by using black and red glazed pottery from Mexico. I used that stuff for a couple years, in 1977 and 1978.
But other than that I never have figured out where I got exposed to all the lead.
When I finally got tested in 2001 my lead levels were 3 times the toxic level.

By 1990, the year I got sick, I had eaten well over 2,000 pounds of wild game.
I don't know if lead in the venison made me sick, I processed my own deer and hogs most the time and tried to cut out all the lead, of course.

But these studies make me realize that the venison may have made me sick.

I am sure thinking of switching to Barnes all copper bullets.

November 16, 2009, 05:34 PM	#19
simonkenton Senior Member Join Date: April 25, 2008 Posts: 891	Well, there you go, the North Dakota study shows higher levels of lead in people who eat lots of wild game than in the regular population. Thanks for your concern longlane. A major problem I had was in getting a diagnosis. Most doctors don't know, or care about lead toxicity. They don't even know how to test for it. I went to 8 or 10 doctors in 9 years, none even suggested that my problems might be related to toxic metals. Of course none tested me, I doubt they even knew how to administer a lead toxicity test. I have never had a job that exposed me to lead, I did pick up some lead by using black and red glazed pottery from Mexico. I used that stuff for a couple years, in 1977 and 1978. But other than that I never have figured out where I got exposed to all the lead. When I finally got tested in 2001 my lead levels were 3 times the toxic level. By 1990, the year I got sick, I had eaten well over 2,000 pounds of wild game. I don't know if lead in the venison made me sick, I processed my own deer and hogs most the time and tried to cut out all the lead, of course. But these studies make me realize that the venison may have made me sick. I am sure thinking of switching to Barnes all copper bullets.