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Oregon Road Conditions & Cams Email Story to a Friend March 2, 2006 Four firms make nontoxic shot for fowl hunting Outdoor Notes By MARK FREEMAN Mail Tribune A Sweet Home ammunitions company is one of four firms with new nontoxic approved by federal officials for waterfowl and coot hunting in the United States. ENVIRON-Metal Inc., had its iron-tungsten-nickel compound approved by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, which allows only non-toxic shot to curb exposure of waterfowl to lead. A study in the mid-1990s suggested that the nationwide ban on the use of lead shot for waterfowl hunting has reduced lead poisoning by 64 percent in mallard ducks after the first six years of the ban. The service also approved the following three shot types for waterfowl use: A formulation of tungsten-iron-copper-nickel (TICN) shot, composed of 40-76 percent tungsten, 10-37 percent iron, 9-16 percent copper and 5-7 percent nickel. It is produced by Spherical Precision Inc. of Tustin, Calif. Advertisement A formulation of tungsten-bronze (TB) shot made of 60 percent tungsten, 35.1 percent copper, 3.9 percent tin, and 1 percent iron produced by Olin Corp. of East Alton, Ill. A formulation of tungsten-tin-iron (TTI) shot composed of 58 percent tungsten, 38 percent tin, and 4 percent iron produced by Nice Shot Inc., of Albion, Penn. With the approval of these new shot types, the list of approved shot types for waterfowl hunting now includes: bismuth-tin; iron (steel); iron-tungsten (two types); iron-tungsten-nickel; tungsten- bronze; tungsten-iron-copper-nickel; tungsten-matrix; tungsten-polymer; tungsten-tin-iron; tungsten-tin-bismuth; and tungsten-tin-iron-nickel. For more information on toxic and nontoxic shot, visit migratorybirds.fws.gov/issues/nontoxicshot/nontoxic.htm on the Web. A Floridian recently bid a record $25,000 for a statewide elk tag offered through Oregon’s Access and Habitat Program. Robert Springer, 44, bought the tag during the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation Tillamook Chapter’s annual banquet Feb. 4. The bid broke old elk auction-tag record of $19,500 set in 2000. Auction hunts are one way the A&H Program raises funds. Each year, the Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission provides five elk tags and five deer tags. The host groups keep 10 percent of the revenues for their own conservation projects and the remainder goes to the A&H Program for grants. Reach reporter Mark Freeman at 776-4470, or e-mail Four firms make nontoxic shot for fowl hunting ">[email protected] . Mail Tribune Home | Local News | Sports | Business | Obituaries | Life | Opinion AP News | Archives | Site Map | Community | Classified Copyright © 1997-2006 Mail Tribune, Inc. All rights reserved. Privacy Policy | Terms & Conditions | Website Feedback www.bingo.com Absinthe Supply Home Security Systems Trunks, Footlocker Custom Build Computers Computer Security Discount Hotel Reservations online casinos news Debt Consolidation California Casinos Generic Viagra Windermere Van Vleet Deep Muscle Stimulator Sports Equipment Online Casino Reviews Hammocks Online Bingo Entertainment Guide Online Casino Fundraisers Sudoku Online Casinos Canada King of Spirits Advertisement s