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Shooting Sports => Fire Arm News => Topic started by: mudbrook on October 08, 2008, 11:09:52 AM
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Cleaning deer of lead shot will take more care, DNR says
A study, spurred by venison contamination found in the spring, shows bullets from some rifles can disperse farther into the animal, requiring new guidelines.
Some lead bullets fired from high-powered rifles scatter lead fragments much farther into deer than hunters might assume, according to a Department of Natural Resources study released Tuesday.
That means the state's venison processors and 500,000 deer hunters must trim much farther from wound channels to avoid lead contamination.
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http://www.startribune.com/sports/outdoors/30579269.html