Unfortunately that comes at the expense of the American Bald Eagle and other scavenging birds of prey.
Bald Eagles are dying at alarming rates worldwide because of lead poisoning from gut piles left by hunters and also fishing tackles using lead weights.
Congressman Rob Wittman is actively trying to reverse the Biden federal lead projectile ban and make lead available for all hunting regardless how many Bald Eagles die.
Wittman has a “A” rating with the NRA.
Unfortunately that comes at the expense of the American Bald Eagle and other scavenging birds of prey.
Bald Eagles are dying at alarming rates worldwide because of lead poisoning from gut piles left by hunters and also fishing tackles using lead weights.
https://blueridgewildlifectr.salsalabs.org/2024-01-09baldeagle-a?wvpId=b1bbb571-1339-41b7-b0a9-fc1929eaa4fb
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lead_poisoning_in_raptors
https://blueridgewildlifectr.salsalabs.org/2024-01-14baldeagle-a?wvpId=b1bbb571-1339-41b7-b0a9-fc1929eaa4fb
Congressman Rob Wittman is actively trying to reverse the Biden federal lead projectile ban and make lead available for all hunting regardless how many Bald Eagles die.
https://wittman.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=5306
Bald Eagles, the 'Least Concern' rated bald eagles that have rebounded 1000x since people stopped shooting them but still continued to use lead shot?