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Debate over lead shot goes national
Photo by Engelking's, Flickr Iowa’s debate over the use of lead ammunition for dove-hunting is now receiving national attention. Major publications including USA Today picked up the story that puts...
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On the Radio: Lead shot – Better hunting at greater costs
Photo by Chris Isherwood, Flickr. Listen to this week’s radio segment here or read the transcript below. It discusses the use of lead shot during Iowa’s dove hunting season. Many hunters view the use...
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Update on the lead shot debate
Photo by Engleking's, Flickr In early November, the Iowa Environmental Focus aired a radio segment on the debate over the use of lead shot. Many hunters use lead pellets because they are cheap and...
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Lead shot regulation faces opposition
Lead shot is often used in the hunting of mourning doves. A pair of legislative panels today voted in favor of abolishing a state administrative rule that would ban the use of lead shot in the hunting...
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House votes to nullify lead shot regulation
Photo by waitscm, Flickr. The Iowa House voted Thursday to nullify a state administrative rule that banned the use of lead shot by dove hunters. The regulation was originally proposed by the Natural...
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Sierra Club files suit over lead shot
Photo by Alex E. Proimos. Controversy over the use of lead shot continues in Iowa. Now the Iowa Sierra Club has filed a lawsuit claiming that a legislative committee acted unconstitutionally. The...
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Lead shot update
Photo by ALBOWIEB, Flickr. Governor Terry Branstad overturned the ban on lead shot earlier in the month, making lead shot legal for the upcoming dove-hunting season. Originally, the use of lead shot...
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