“Most deer hunters have not switched to non-toxic copper bullets despite studies indicating that potentially toxic lead fragments disperse up to 18 inches from the wound channel in firearms-killed deer,” according to deluthnewstribune.com. “It’s not a stampede, that’s for sure,” Pat Kukull of Superior Shooters Supply tells the news org. “I’ve used them. They’re very effective. But there’s a cost factor involved. They’re almost $10 more per box.” Whoa. That’s a lot of Samolians. Not to mention the fact that copper bullets don’t come in many flavors. And that the research concluding that lead ammo hurts the environment isn’t conclusive (being charitable). Anecdotal evidence suggests that pester power drives the market. “Hunters [ammo seller Scott VanValkenburg] has spoken to who switched to copper bullets did so at the urging of their wives . . . Their wives said, ‘If you’re going to go hunting, you’re going to use non-toxic shot.'”