Shotgun clinic will help hunters using steel shot
The nation's leading expert will teach participants how to make clean kills with the most popular kind of nontoxic shot.
Source: mdc.mo.gov
Published: Sep. 15, 2006
BOIS D' ARC, MO - Hunters who want to take more game and avoid crippling birds with steel shot can register for a Cooperative North American Shotgunning Education Program (CONSEP) seminar Oct. 7 at Bois D' Arc Conservation Area in Greene County.
Ballistics expert Tom Roster will conduct the seminar starting at 6 p.m. at the Andy Dalton Shooting Range and Outdoor Education Center, 4897 N. Farm Road 61, Ash Grove.
The Missouri Department of Conservation is sponsoring the event to help hunters use steel shot more effectively. Steel shot is the least expensive nontoxic alternative to lead shot, which was banned for waterfowl hunting in the 1980s.
Lead shot was found to poison birds that swallowed the pellets. Eagles, which prey on weakened waterfowl, were secondary victims of lead shot poisoning. Other alternatives to lead shot are available.
Some actually are denser and perform better than lead. However, these alternatives are significantly more expensive than steel shot.
The difference in price leads a large majority of hunters to choose steel shot when nontoxic shot is required. Roster teaches shooters that steel shot produces tighter patterns and penetrates better than lead shot at distances up to 40 yards.
CONSEP seminars are designed to help hunters make the best use of steel shot. Roster is a private consultant who conducted ground-breaking studies of the effectiveness of steel shot in hunting.
The free seminar will focus on knowledge that helps hunters improve their shotgun skills and understanding of the capabilities of steel shot.
This is the first in a series of CONSEP seminars to be offered by the Conservation Department. Participation in the Oct. 7 seminar will be limited to 100.
To register, call (417) 742-4361.
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