Study by Livsmedelsverket (Swedish into lead in game meat

[countrryboy]

Cheers Jagare, i think it is just the UK adtiuide that anything like this u immediately look at wot is behind it, even the WWT and RSPB are doing research into effects of lead in meat for humans which has absolutley nothing to do with with there 'charities' aims/remit. Can u imagine if the BBC hd reported a study like that
Its also the sort of thing that the LAG will pick up on or some of these groups will either cherry pick or mis represent facts to suit there own agenda (stoping shooting) or banning lead to make shooting more expensive/akward for people

Just cos we're paranoid it doesnae mean there not out to get us
Think u sometimes forget that in almot every other country hunting is still far more widespread and accepted in rural areas and by the general public in general (or atleast it seems that way)

 

[6pointer]

Jagare the none lead I use are Barnes got them cheaper than my normal SAKO tried them deer dropped to shot similar if not the same as lead bullets so why not try them.
PS if lead poisoning cause weight loss I will start sucking pencils because I am rather portly.

 

[Jagare]

Jagare the none lead I use are Barnes got them cheaper than my normal SAKO tried them deer dropped to shot similar if not the same as lead bullets so why not try them.
PS if lead poisoning cause weight loss I will start sucking pencils because I am rather portly.

If pencil sucking works i may give that a try myself.

 

[Harry mac]

I've seen a few articles now with x-rayed carcasses showing how widespread the lead particles are on a shot deer. What none of them ever show is an x-ray shot of the butchered joints and cuts. I would lay money on such a pic showing next to no contamination. Lead fragments are mostly quite lightweight and not exactly aerodynamic in shape. I think any material as dense as actual meat would stop them in their tracks. The fragments you see in the x-rays are most likely ones which are lodged in the internal space of the deer or ones which have forced a short path between the skin and the flesh.
Depending on which bits of meat you run through your mincer, an x-ray of a pile of mince MAY show a few more fragments.
These alarm bells are being rung by organisations who, by and large, want to see an end to hunting and shooting.