Shotshell and shooter effectiveness: Lead vs. steel shot for duck hunting

Wildlife Society Bulletin
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Abstract

Shooter and shotshell effectiveness were tested during the 1979 waterfowl season at the Schell-Osage Wildlife Management Area (WMA), Missouri. Hunters who participated in the study bagged 1,967 ducks with 10,587 shots. No significant differences in bagging, crippling, or missing rates were measured among 4 Winchester 12 gauge loads: #4 buffered and unbuffered lead and #4 and #2 steel. Shooter effectiveness declined as distance increased. Crippling rates were not influenced by distance. Hunters reported good shotshell performance for all shells but indicated negative attitudes toward steel shot.
Publication type Article
Publication Subtype Journal Article
Title Shotshell and shooter effectiveness: Lead vs. steel shot for duck hunting
Series title Wildlife Society Bulletin
Volume 10
Issue 2
Year Published 1982
Language English
Publisher U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Contributing office(s) Patuxent Wildlife Research Center
Description 121-126
Larger Work Type Article
Larger Work Subtype Journal Article
Larger Work Title Wildlife Society Bulletin
First page 121
Last page 126
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