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Jul 12, 2021
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kimdaddy35
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Well what difference does it make if I hunt with lead in Colorado? I can assure
you we don't have any California Condors.
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POLL: Would you be willing to hunt with non-lead ammo if you knew it would help save the California condor?
Sea Chicken
Freeloader
7/12/21 1:31pm
What is the downside? More expensive ammo?
kimdaddy35
7/12/21 1:32pm
yes
Sea Chicken
7/12/21 1:32pm
How much more are we talking?
kimdaddy35
7/12/21 1:32pm
I don't know
Sea Chicken
7/12/21 1:33pm
It really depends on the manufacturer
I'mYourHuckleberry
7/12/21 1:37pm
The real downside is lack of projectile expansion, IMO
chago04
7/12/21 1:45pm
lead-free projectile expansion is superior and doesn't lead cloud puff into meat
caYman
7/13/21 8:20pm
I know that’s what they tell you but they just aren’t as lethal.
chago04
7/13/21 8:24pm
For CB, to save anything Calif isn’t a good thing.
byu1
7/12/21 1:34pm
That's right... Thanks to California we can't see our mountains.
I'mYourHuckleberry
7/12/21 1:38pm
Are we assuming that it would really prevent the extinction of the species?
Jay Kay
7/12/21 1:37pm
Apparently many condors are dying of lead poisoning
Sea Chicken
7/12/21 1:39pm
I thought they were making a miraculous comeback. I know at one point there was
Jay Kay
7/12/21 1:43pm
500+ is still highly endangered
Sea Chicken
7/12/21 1:46pm
I recall as a kid watching the first captive bird hatch on tv at school. It was
Jay Kay
7/12/21 1:52pm
Virtually every condor must be trapped and tested for lead every year. It’s a huge, expensive ordeal.
Brisco
7/12/21 2:02pm
I have used copper for years hunting boar in CA. It is way more
mort
7/12/21 1:38pm
BTW, it is not a choice if you want to hunt it CA. Lead is highly
mort
7/12/21 1:39pm
Well what difference does it make if I hunt with lead in Colorado? I can assure
kimdaddy35
7/12/21 1:40pm
Utah does
Sea Chicken
7/12/21 1:43pm
It looks like they have started coming to Western Colorado as well...
kimdaddy35
7/12/21 1:45pm
Interesting opinion from ecology professor.
Eog
7/12/21 2:26pm
I'm an avid birder and consider myself pretty green, and I've wondered this too.
Loon to the Moon
7/12/21 2:38pm
But humans caused the megafauna to go extinct, right? So still human-caused.
HandwovenBox
7/12/21 2:42pm
Did he explain how the animal thrived for thousands of years between the
Jay Kay
7/13/21 1:31pm
Is it bad to ask “do we need to save the California condor?”
StalwartBraveTrue
7/13/21 1:12pm
It's the largest flight bird in North America. Its wingspan is over 10ft.
Jay Kay
7/13/21 1:24pm
Sounds pretty cool. I remember when some were nesting on temple square.
StalwartBraveTrue
7/13/21 10:33pm
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