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Opinion Polls
Results of Earlier Polls in Wildfowling Magazine

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What type of shotgun do you use for Wildfowling?

Side-by-Side - 19%
Over-and-Under - 26%
Semi-Automatic - 37%
Pump Action - 18%

What do you consider to be the biggest threat to Wildfowling?

Government Legislation - 27%
Public Ignorance - 14%
Habitat Loss/Pollution - 20%
Protectionists (Antis) - 12%
Our own apathy - 27%

Where do you do most of your Wildfowling?

UK - 56%
Ireland - 9%
North America - 28%
Elsewhere - 7%

Should we have Shooting Tests?

Compulsory, run by clubs - 11%
Compulsory, national - 15%
Voluntary, run by clubs - 19%
Voluntary, national - 9%
No Tests - 46%

Should mechanical/electronic decoys and electronic calls be permitted for fowling?

Yes - both - 21%
Only decoys - 23%
Only calls - 5%
No - neither - 51%

What is most important to the future of wildfowling?

Political Lobbying - 22%
Education of Children - 37%
Habitat Conservation - 32%
Species Conservation - 9%

What kind of non-toxic shot do you prefer for wildfowling?

Steel - 28%
Bismuth - 31%
Tungsten (or ITM) - 16%
HeviShot - 23%
Other - 2%

On average each Opinion Poll was voted on by 400 respondents over a 3 - 4 month period. Software design prevents more than one vote being registered from the same computer.