Lead shot is now against the law for waterfowl hunting. Lead shot was much more humane killing instantly. Steel shot is now required which is slightly less effective. The end result is the same just a little longer. If a shot is a miss the steel shot will fall into the water and may harmlessly be ingested by dabblers and other wildlife. Suzanne Malone You are subscribed to VA-BIRD. To post to this mailing list, simply send email to va-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe, send email to va-bird-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in the Subject field.