I always felt the poison posed to much of a danger to hunters, if accidently punctured by the arrow you would be dead in a matter of minutes, that's scary.
Belle Island, the only thing scary about it is misinformation. Take a peek:
http://www.mississippibowhunters.com...s/anectine.htm
Like you say, though, it's legal to use the stuff but not legal to possess it. (???
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