tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12897315.post273824950376242675..comments2024-03-28T09:54:55.115-05:00Comments on Dad29: RedState Misses the Target--By a Mile UPDATE!Dad29http://www.blogger.com/profile/08554276286736923821noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12897315.post-32700296535176865632010-08-29T23:33:27.918-05:002010-08-29T23:33:27.918-05:00The EPA rejected the petition this time, but there...The EPA rejected the petition this time, but there are other ways to skin a cat. (bird, deer or whatever you hunt)Danhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16211149561616238625noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12897315.post-62793711431983441032010-08-28T22:04:59.248-05:002010-08-28T22:04:59.248-05:00The buckshot ban created problems for fowl hunters...The buckshot ban created problems for fowl hunters; not insuperable, but problems.<br /><br />But banning shot in those limited circumstances is a couple orders of magnitude different from the proposal EPA just dumped into the shredder.Dad29https://www.blogger.com/profile/08554276286736923821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12897315.post-46089834528927503642010-08-28T18:32:57.349-05:002010-08-28T18:32:57.349-05:00Were you this angry in '91 at the federal ban ...Were you this angry in '91 at the federal ban of lead shot for waterfowl?<br /><br />As for fishing tackle, do you like loons?<br /><br />"In New England, poisoning from lead weights and jigs is the greatest source of loon mortality, accounting for 50% of adult deaths (Pokras and Chafel 1992). Likewise, in Canada, 30% of adult loon mortality is due to lead poisoning resulting from sinker ingestion (Scheuhammer and Norris 1996). Ensor et al. (1992) found that 17% of adult loon deaths in Minnesota could be traced to lead poisoning from fishing tackle. "jimspicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16316014985662331998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12897315.post-30314375225043776572010-08-27T23:00:54.307-05:002010-08-27T23:00:54.307-05:00Or at least they rejected the ammo part of the pet...Or at least they rejected the ammo part of the petition. They're still considering banning lead fishing tackle.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com