Did you know that a meat locker will commingle several deer together when making ground venison? You don’t know how the other deer were harvested! Another option might be to have the locker cut all the roasts, loins, chops, steaks, and ask for the remainder to take home and grind yourself.
This group is dedicated to promoting hunting and wildlife conservation through the use of non-lead ammunition. They are hunters and wildlife biologists who recognize the common ground between hunting and wildlife conservation!
Buy some non-toxic product for your favorite angler or hunter!
Not sure what they fish with or what ammo they use? Put that cell phone camera to use and snap a picture or two of what is in their tackle box or what ammo is stored in the gun safe! Not sure what would be an equivalent ammo? Email the folks at the Institute for Wildlife Studies… am betting they would help!
Watch these videos about why these hunters switched to non-toxic ammunition
Impacts of Lead Ammunition and Sinkers on Wildlife – Oklahoma Cooperative Extension Service – Provides information to hunters and anglers to help them make an informed decision to voluntarily reduce impacts to wildlife. (515 kb PDF)
Here are a few op ed / popular press articles plus an Iowa-based project:
Check out this article posted at “In These Times: Rural America” website where the author lays out ways that this two seemingly different groups can work together for conservation!
