Here are action items you can do to help get the lead out of hunting, shooting, and fishing!
- 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! Use those images to find alternatives.
- If you fish – use non-lead sinkers and tackle. Find some non-toxic options here.
- If you hunt deer, turkey, or other upland game with a rifle or a shotgun, use non-toxic ammunition.
- If you deer hunt, process the meat yourself.
- 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.
- Read information posted on Hunting with Nonlead's website!
- 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!
- Watch these videos about why these hunters switched to non-toxic ammunition
- Watch and share this video from the Teton Raptor Center about eagles and lead (on Teton Raptor Center Facebook page, but can view without an account.)
- Read these:
- If you want more information, you can read research studies on the impacts of lead on wildlife and people!
- Here are a few op ed / popular press articles plus an Iowa-based project:
- Share these brochures / handouts with others:
- Thank those in leadership positions that have kept the hunting tradition, but have worked to remove lead ammunition and fishing tackle.
