Cosd Posted November 24, 2008 Report Share Posted November 24, 2008 (edited) . Edited November 24, 2008 by Cosd Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Caveman Posted November 25, 2008 Report Share Posted November 25, 2008 Wildfowl & waders in general, but you can use tin, bismuth etc too. Apparently the reasoning behind this is that dappling ducks might take up shot into their gizzards and die of lead poisoning, but I've never heard of any evidence to support this. You're also supposed to use non-toxic over Sites of Special Scientific interest- something to do with lead changing the soils I believe. Also sounds like a load of tosh. If you've a tightly choked gun you're better off with tin although they cost a lot. Have a look on the BASC website for more details. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anser2 Posted November 25, 2008 Report Share Posted November 25, 2008 (edited) You have to use non toxic shot to shoot any duck or geese in England or Wales , but you can use lead to shoot wildfowl on non wetland sites in Scotland . Forget about using tin if its still available. Bismuth you can treat as lead , but for steel , Hevi shot and Tungstun do not use more than 1\2 choke. Captain caveman read my posting in the Clay section on lead\steel shells and you will find lead does kill ducks. If a duck picks up one pellet and within 10 days it will be dead. Edited November 25, 2008 by anser2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Caveman Posted November 26, 2008 Report Share Posted November 26, 2008 I stand corrected! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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