What if lead shot still in meat?

[ShotGunSniper]

Ok, Im wonder if it's safe to eat if you happen to find lead shot in your meat? I heard people finding shot in their meat while eating it. Well I have not yet because mine is still frozen but I was just worried if there was any left in the meat. We picked afew out when clean it but Im sure there is still some in there.

[stone road turkey calls]

call the CDC in Atlanta, they will answer your question

[goblr77]

Consider the fact that millions of doves and quail are eaten every year with lead shot still in the meat of a lot of them.


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[ChiefBubba]

I was shot with 7 1/2's on a Dove field close to 30 years ago. I have about a dozen pellets still in me. Dr told me not to worry about them. I was told the body will isolate any foreign object in the body or will reject through the skin which is what happened with the ones that were close to the skin. I suppose same thing with birds. Chief

[Skeeterbait]

Lead in solid form is not really that big of a concern.  The amount of lead your body could digest off of a swallowed pellet before it passes thru is insignificant.  The trace left in the meat is insignificant also.

[redarrow]

The only real hazard is a broken tooth. Try to remove it but before cooking and don't worry about it.

[Clif Owen]

Just pick them out and don't worry about it. Like said earlier..think about all the birds shot every year with lead shot. And it used to be a bunch more before steel shot became the law for waterfowl. You may even find a stray one every now and then when you bite down on one. Just spit it out and keep munching.

[horsedoctor]

Swallowing the occasional lead shot won't cause toxicity to anything but birds. It will pass through people with very little, if any of it absorbed. As stated, imbedded pellets get walled off and the lead is not absorbed. Birds get in trouble when they eat lead shot either from bottom feeding wetlands or when scavengers ingest lead when eating carrion containing lead pellets or bullet fragments. In birds the lead can accumulate in the gizzard where food is ground up and the pellets are ground against each other causing fine lead flakes or dust which can be absorbed in sufficient quantity to cause toxicity. So, eat & enjoy, the only danger is too your teeth.... and nontoxic shot is even more dangerous to them. This, I and my dentist, are certain of... 

[WV TURKEY THUG]

U will be fine might get a few chipped teeth if not careful. Just spit the bbs out if u find one. Make sure to get most of them out before cooking it. I no a person who got shot one while grouse hunting and he still has bbs in him and he is fine. That's been 40 yes ago. But if u shoot a deer and somehow u don't find the bullet and u grind the meat up with the bullet I would throw all of the ground meat out. But that is very unlikely to happen

[va wingbone]

The only real hazard is a broken tooth. Try to remove it but before cooking and don't worry about it.

x2 biting down on a pellet is NO fun, you can buy tiny metal detectors designed for retrieving shot from birds, I don't think they cost all that much either

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[Rockhound]

I've closed enough lead split shot sinkers on my fishing line to fill the bed of a truck, a lead pellet or two won't hurt ya

[barry]

I've closed enough lead split shot sinkers on my fishing line to fill the bed of a truck, a lead pellet or two won't hurt ya

Yep, that and biting down on a shot in a rabbit or dove.

[ShotGunSniper]

Thanks a bunch everyone. That got some worries off my chest. So now can you all give some good advice about how to deal with a mean wife?...lol...jk. Seriously though, I have not cooked the meat yet and I will be going through it to try to find any remaining pellets before I cook it. It was mainly in the breast meat. But I was worried about the remaining pellets, if any, in the meat could contaminate the meat while it remained in it. But sounds like all my questions was answered. Thanks again..

[WildSpur]

If it does get into your system the half life of lead is 3 weeks I think.

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[ShotGunSniper]

If it does get into your system the half life of lead is 3 weeks I think.

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This is what Im tryin to avoid. I will just really try to see if there is anymore in the breast before I cook it. Thanks...