Thread: 100 Dairy cows Pb poisioned at Southland clay club

The end result is likely to be tougher resource consent restrictions for ranges (harder for any new ones being built ie new Ardmore Range, shotgun or not) and more restrictions in Council district plans on them too.
All towards to the goal of banning lead completely in firearm projectiles Commiefornia style.

Originally Posted by dogmatix

The end result is likely to be tougher resource consent restrictions for ranges.................
All towards to the goal of banning lead completely in firearm projectiles Commiefornia style.

Didn't take long for one group to leap on the bandwagon. "An animal rights group wants lead hunting ammunition to be fully banned after 20 cows developed lead poisoning at a Southland farm....."

Some loony claims in the article from this group, such as , "...."We know that in New Zealand thousands of duck shooters still use shotguns that take lead shot and we know that every time they fire on cartridge about 200 lead pellets will end up in our environment...."


LINK HERE.......

Call for lead hunting ban after cow deaths | Radio New Zealand News

Originally Posted by Kiwi Sapper

Didn't take long for one group to leap on the bandwagon. "We know that in New Zealand thousands of duck shooters still use shotguns that take lead shot and we know that every time they fire on cartridge about 200 lead pellets will end up in our environment...."

I really gots to get meself one of those shotguns that can't fire lead. .

The Greenies say recycling is good for the environment.

hahaha was talking to a mate farming down the road from this poor bugger. only 20 cows died he didnt shoot the others just moved them of the crop. medias full of it as usual.

This forum is better than the media at least we get some facts,way to go tirantious

its all good haha i normally just prowl the boards reading but i hate when the media blows things outa proportion haha.

To be fair to the media I heard it on National Radio and they had most of it straight - 20ish cows dead, first time on beets but had previously grazed the same area ok with different crop, etc

Good to hear from a local and get the confirmation tho

I always go with the ABCs with everything I do, including reading the news.

Assume nothing
Believe nobody
Corroborate everything

They probably died of diabetes and constipation...all that sugar and fibre!! Sensationalistic journalism...

Maybe they were shot... And no bullets or cases found.
Perhaps this story is closer to the truth and they did die of lead poisoning.... Just delivered in a different way...
Or 1080...
Or aliens...
Or (hopefully) Zombies!!!!

(Tinfoil hat is now on)

they did die off lead poisoning but they're thinking its more to do with shot being in the bulb and them eating some of it in dirt too.

Must have to eat a fair bit of pellets to get enough to die?

Originally Posted by Toby

Must have to eat a fair bit of pellets to get enough to die?

It takes very little lead to kill a cow. I have known of the death of calves being blamed on them licking the battery terminals of an old battery left behind the shed. I killed several calves by shooting a shotgun at the sparrows hanging around the meal feeders...expensive lesson that was.

Thanks for that Spook - I never knew how intolerant of lead cows are

Some guy a while back lost a whole lot of bulls, it turned out a battery had gone through a silage chopper and into the pit.....