Thread: sub gauge lead at ellesmere

my understanding is that the non toxic shot only rule was an oversight and that permits there had been amended to bring them inline with f&g rules.
well apparently not as ive just spent 15 minutes being lectured by former f&g man ross millichamp on the ''toxiicty of lead shot'' studies and how f&g manage the waterfowl rules but we manage the land.
worse f&g nth canterbury have sold them boggy creek so they,l enforce it there to so if you want to use subgauge lead on elly you,l have to look into f&g lobbying doc and ngai tahu.
his best excuse was we,d have to talk to ngai tahu about changing the permits and they wouldnt go for it especially given we,are spending bulk money to clean the lake up.
to which i replied ''whats wrong with the lake has bugger all to do with subgauge lead use''.
i could if forced find 20 gauge steel but my shoulder replacement mate with a 28 gauge hasnt a shit show in hell.
the incongruity of doc using lead out of choppers when its suits them seemed to escape him