| Abstract: | Shooter and shotshell effectiveness were tested during the 1979 waterfowl season at the Schell-Osage Wildlife Management Area (WMA), Missouri. Hunters who participated in the study bagged 1,967 ducks with 10,587 shots. No significant differences in bagging, crippling, or missing rates were measured among 4 Winchester 12 gauge loads: #4 buffered and unbuffered lead and #4 and #2 steel. Shooter effectiveness declined as distance increased. Crippling rates were not influenced by distance. Hunters reported good shotshell performance for all shells but indicated negative attitudes toward steel shot. |
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| ProdID: | 5221770 |
| Citation Author: | Humburg, D.D.; Sheriff, S.L.; Geissler, P.H.; Roster, T. |
| Citation Contributing Office: | Patuxent Wildlife Research Center |
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| Citation Language: | English |
| Citation Larger Work Title: | Wildlife Society Bulletin |
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| Citation Phsyical Description: | 121-126 |
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| Citation Publisher: | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service |
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| Citation Search Results Text: | Shotshell and shooter effectiveness: Lead vs. steel shot for duck hunting; 1982; Article; Journal; Wildlife Society Bulletin; Humburg, D.D.; Sheriff, S.L.; Geissler, P.H.; Roster, T. |
| Citation Start Page: | 121 |
| Citation Volume: | 10 |
| Citation Year: | 1982 |
| Type: | citation/reference |
| Text: | Shotshell and shooter effectiveness: Lead vs. steel shot for duck hunting; 1982; Article; Journal; Wildlife Society Bulletin; Humburg, D.D.; Sheriff, S.L.; Geissler, P.H.; Roster, T. |
| URL (THUMBNAIL): | http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/thumbnails/outside_thumb.jpg |
| URL (DOCUMENT): | http://www.jstor.org/stable/3781729 |
| Date Other: | Wed, 16 Jun 2010 12:19 -0500 |
| Publisher: | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service |
