A list of metal recyclers that accept lead tackle is now available on the DNR website.
Many loons are killed by lead poisoning each year when they inadvertently swallow lead fishing tackle. Lead poisoning from ingested tackle usually occurs in one of two ways, a lead jig head is swallowed by a fish, or lost lead tackle is picked up along with small stones and grit from the bottom of lakes to help digest food. Fish, loons, eagles, trumpeter swans, and many other wildlife species are consuming lead in one or both of these ways, and the results can be fatal.
Using non-lead tackle and properly disposing of lead tackle can help reduce needless wildlife deaths.
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The Canoe was drifting off the islands, and the time had come for the calling, that moment of magic in the north when all is quiet and the water still iridescent with the fading glow of sunset. Even the shores seemed hushed and waiting for the first lone call, and when it came, a single long-drawn mournful note, the quiet was deeper than before.
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