Workshop aims to create better waterfowl hunters
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| Missouri waterfowl hunters can learn how to use nontoxic shotgun shells more effectively at a workshop sponsored by the Missouri Department of Conservation in Clinton Oct. 1. For more information, contact Bryan Bethel, 573/522-4115, ext. 3364, Bryan.Bethel@mdc.mo.gov. (Missouri Dept. of Conservation photo) |
Ballistics expert Tom Roster will teach duck and goose hunters how to
get the best results with non-toxic shotgun ammunition.
CLINTON, Mo.-Duck and goose hunters who want to bag more birds and wound
fewer have an opportunity to become more efficient hunters at a seminar Oct.
1.
The Missouri Department of Conservation will host the workshop from 6 to
9:30 p.m. at the Benson Convention Center at the intersection of Highways 52
and 13 in Clinton. For more information, contact Bryan Bethel, 573/522-4115,
ext. 3364, Bryan.Bethel@mdc.mo.gov.
Tom Roster, a nationally-known expert on shotgun ballistics, will conduct
the seminar. Topics include: --Performance of various types of nontoxic shot
compared to lead; --Shotguns and chokes that are safe to use with steel
shot; --Load and choke selection; --How to improve your shooting with
nontoxic shot; --How to reduce wounding loss; --When to shoot and when to
wait; --Reloading nontoxic shot shells.
Roster, of Klamath Falls, Ore., is ballistics editor for Sporting Clays
magazine, shot-talk editor for Shooting Sportsman magazine and shooting
editor for Waterfowl Hunter Quarterly. He emerged as an expert on nontoxic
shot performance in the 1980s, when concerns arose about the effects of lead
shot on waterfowl and birds of prey. He has conducted extensive field
research on the performance of non-toxic alternatives to lead shot.
The workshop is part of the Cooperative North American Shotgunning Education
Program (CONSEP), a partnership of conservation agencies and ammunition
manufacturers.
- Jim Low -
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