The Evolution Away from Lead While Hunting and Fishing with Bryan Bedrosian, Chris Parish, Leland Brown

Published: March 16, 2023, 3:26 a.m.

b'Aaron Kindle sits down with the founders of Sporting Lead Free and the North American Non-Lead Partnership while they were together for a meeting of the key players working to reduce lead on the landscape from hunting and fishing activities.\\nWe discuss why we decided to convene at this time with the greatest minds on non-lead hunting and fishing, what the goals of the summit were, and where we hope the movement to reduce lead on the landscape goes from here.\\nAaron asks about other critters beyond the most well-known stories of poisoning in raptors, about human health impacts, and about ammunition pricing and availability. We also discuss the respective organizations, particularly the newest group on the scene, Sporting Lead Free, and discuss some of the common misconceptions surrounding lead free ammunition.\\nLinks:\\nhttps://www.nwf.org/Outdoors/Our-Work/Lead-Free-Landscapes\\nhttps://nonleadpartnership.org/\\nhttps://sportingleadfree.org/\\nShow notes:\\n3:53 \\u2013 Brayan, Chris, Leland, and Aaron share what they\\u2019ve been doing outside recently, in particular, spreading the word about the voluntarily use of non-lead alternatives in the field.\\n7:25 \\u2013 Bryan shares a little background on\\xa0Sporting Lead-Free.\\n11:15 \\u2013 Chris and Leland share a little background on the North American Non-Lead Partnership.\\xa0\\n15:25 - The group talks about the event that brought them together in Boise and recent work in the realm of lead-free hunting and fishing.\\n17:41 \\u2013 The group chimes in on the material (lead) being the problem. How can we improve the sustainability of the practices by shifting the use of this material in the field?\\n27:59 \\u2013 What direction is this lead-free movement heading?\\xa0\\n34:15 \\u2013 Short break for a message from our partner podcast, Artemis Sportswomen! Be sure to follow NWF Outdoors AND Artemis Sportswomen on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter.\\n*Inserted ads from our hosting platform may affect the time slots below*\\n35:44 - Talking about the science and its relationship to the lead-free movement.\\xa0\\n40:22 \\u2013 Why do people switch to non-lead alternatives? Performance\\u2026 Wildlife conservation\\u2026 Food consumption\\u2026\\n46:58 \\u2013 \\u201cWe are all decedents of hunters\\u2026\\u201d\\xa0\\n51:55 - Where else and how else are we going to spread the word so more people will make the switch to non-lead alternatives in the field.\\n59:35 \\u2013 Where do we hope to be in ten years?\\n\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices'