Lead in Ammunition
There is no question about the deep connection that responsible hunters have with nature. When you spent hours in the veld, intensely aware of nature’s sounds, smells and touch, it instils in you a pronounced respect for wildlife and an appreciation of how much we as people need these humbling moments in nature. It drives […]
JOU KEUSES / YOUR OPTION
Jou keuses – Lood- / nie-loodammunisie Maak die skuif na alternatiewe loodvrye koeëls. As jy loodammunisie gebruik: Your options – Lead or lead-free ammunition Make the change to alternative lead-free bullets. If you use lead ammunition:
Artikel oor Lood Ammunisie op RSG
deur Lizanne Nel – 2023 Hoekom is daar ʼn besorgdheid oor die effek van lood vir mense? Die eienskappe wat verantwoordelik is vir die baie gebruike van elementêre lood sluit onder andere die plooibaarheid, gepaardgaande met die hoë digtheid in. Lood is oor die jare gebruik in onder andere brandstof, verf, wielbalansering, batterye, sinkers en […]
SA HUNTERS’ POLICY POSITION ON LEAD AMMUNITION
SAHGCA takes note of the multitude of studies proving the minimal contribution of lead particle intake to an increase in lead blood levels in consumers of game meat, due in part to the chemical composition of lead in solid form and it’s bioavailability to the human body, as well as sound meat processing practice, when […]
Resources on Lead in Ammunition
High lead exposure and clinical signs of toxicosis in wild Nile crocodiles (Crocodylus niloticus) from aWorld Heritage site: Lake St Lucia estuarine system, South Africa. 2022. Marc Humphries, JanMyburgh, Robert Campbell and Xander Combrink.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2022.134977 Blood lead concentrations in free-ranging Nile crocodiles (Crocodylus niloticus) from South Africa 2016. Jonathan K. Warner, Xander Combrink, Jan G. Myburgh […]
Insig tot Loodpartikels in Wild / Insight to Lead Particles in game animals
X-strale van loodfragmente / X-ray of lead fragments X-strale van ʼn jakkals en ‘n rooibok wys dat loodkoeëls in honderde klein fragmente kan opbreek binne in die dier wat geskiet is. Loodfragmente is meer as 30 cm van die wondkanaal gevind. Die uitbeelding aan die regterkant is van veerwild waarvan SA Jagters se bestuurder jagsake […]