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Artemis endeavors to get more women in the field and on the water, to support women as leaders in the conservation movement, to ensure the vitality of our lands, waters, and wildlife. Artemis endeavors to change the face of conservation.

Mar 12, 2020

Kodi Jo Jaspers is a hunter and wildlife biologist whose master's work focused on understanding the effect of residual lead from ammunition on non-target species. This week on Artemis, Kodi Jo joins us to talk about her transition from lead to copper ammo, and what she's learned in the process.

 

3:00 - we all want a bigger freezer! 

4:00 - urban carnivores

5:30 - fishing with Dad, then hunting

7:30 - horse packing way out into the wop-wops, learning to bow hunt, and hearing a bull elk respond to your call... these are the good things in life

10:00 - what happens to the lead in your ammo after you shoot an animal?

13:00 - lead bullets are designed to fragment on impact

15:30 - does lead poisoning in wildlife come from fishing tackle, too?

16:00 - Orvis makes non-leaded line weights and fly tying wire

17:20 - retrieving and claiming lost flies = the angler's equivalent of shed hunting

18:30 - what's the scoop on copper bullets?

20:00 - North American Non-Lead Partnership [nonleadpartnership.org] does ammo demos around the country

21:00 - "Copper vs. Lead" video AND Non-lead Hunt to Eat shirt

22:00 - What if you have a stockpile of lead ammo? Maybe the shooting range is calling your name!

23:20 – Take the Lead on Lead blog post by Kodi Jo

24:00 - first non-lead hunt... wowzers

28:00 – non-lead shot for turkey season... it's kind of fun to putter around and test new stuff at the range!

28:20 - New York Times article with Artemis ambassador Chelsea Cassens

32:00 - Smoked trout roe, everyone! 

33:00 – NWF’s Women in Conservation Leadership summit postpones due to coronavirus