Steel shot for geese discussed by Southern Illinoisan writer
Art Reid notes steel shot for waterfowl hunting is experimental for Canada geese while steel loads are already used for ducks. Lead-free steel rounds have been mandated in some regions, with trials underway in the Mississippi flyway. Geese feeding habits reduce lead poisoning risk, unlike ducks in hunted marshes.
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Art Reid
Southern Illinoisan
Carterville
Mississippi Flyway
Illinois
Atlantic
Mississippi
Figures show slip in daily goose kill
Almost 13 000 Canada geese had been harvested in the Southern Illinois quota zone through Dec 11. Crab Orchard Refuge 6120 Union County 1749 Horseshoe Lake 5010 total 12879. Season ends Jan 20 or earlier if 29000 geese are met. Daily harvest average has fallen from 733 to 613 per day, threatening a January finish. The Murphysboro Bass Club closed its season with three wins in five interclub contests, defeating Decatur Kinkaid and Little Egypt, but losing to Sullivan and Crab Orchard. The top ten anglers were Delmar Hunziker Forrest Rose Bill Hunziker Ron Reeder Benny Rose Deon Eaton Leland Attig Andy Novara Mike Heininger and Forrest Potter.
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Southern Illinois
Crab Orchard National Wildlife Refuge
Union County
Horseshoe Lake
Alexander County
Murphysboro Club
Delmar Hunziker
Forrest Rose
Bill Hunziker
Ron Reeder
Benny Rose
Deon Eaton
Leland Attig
Andy Novara
Mike Heininger
Forrest Potter
Lead poisoning and steel shot rules for waterfowl
The piece discusses lead poisoning risks from traditional lead shot for ducks and geese, noting Southern Illinois die-off, weather effects, and current steel shot restrictions near refuge areas. It argues steel loads are unproven for geese and predicts broader steel shot adoption may come, while not opposing eventual goose hunting bans.
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Illinois
Quiet Hunt Grounds In Cass County Public Predator
In Cass County an inaccessible private area was opened by Commonwealth Edison for four fall weekends, managed by the state. Hunters accessed 12 000 acres with few crowds, bagging pheasants quail and rabbits on upland and 13 bucks 14 does in deer hunts.
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William Prater
Philadelphia
Shawnee National Forest
Bean Ridge
Illinois
Newmansville
Cass County
John Kube
Department of Conservation
Commonwealth Edison
Conservation Department
Kube
Commonwealth
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Chicago
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