Such a hard thing - studies result in statistics - statistics can be manipulated, misrepresented or simply falsified all to make a point, but at the same time objective science is all you have to credibly base a decision.

Personally I find it hard to believe that lead fishing weights that have been used for over a hundred years are suddenly impacting birds adversely, but I'm open to being shown otherwise. In the meantime I've sent my letters to the local reps in Hartford & suggest everyone else do the same.