I started hunting as a young boy, and was taught the importance of gun safety, and the ethic of respect for the animals being pursued as a keystone element of “sportsmanship.” I was taught not to pull ...

"Nobody was in trouble from the lead levels," Pickard said. However, "the effect was small but large enough to be a concern," he said. Pickard said the study found "the more recent the consumption of ...

Davis says lead-core bullets designed to expand rapidly cause too much meat damage. Hammer Bullets are designed with hollow points that upon impact lose “petals” of copper surrounding the empty space ...

A little more than a year ago, Department of Natural Resources officials were shooting dead sheep with high-caliber lead bullets, studying to see whether the bullets fragmented upon impact, and how ...

Advocacy groups representing current and former federal employees are urging Colorado to launch a phased-in ban of lead-based hunting ammo. Lead bullets shatter upon impact, leaving tiny fragments in ...

BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) -- Think Wild Animal Hospital is calling for awareness and more hunters to switch from lead ammunition, as a Bald Eagle fights for her life after suffering from lead poisoning. In ...

CAMDEN COUNTY, N.C. -- Bald eagles, a federally protected species, are falling victim to lead poisoning in eastern North Carolina. Lou Browning, a representative for Hatteras Island Wildlife ...

Conservation groups are pushing for a ban on the use of lead ammunition for hunters, saying that the material is poisoning the environment.More than 100 environmental groups in 35 states filed a ...

The state of Indiana can’t tell Hoosiers not to use lead shot when they’re hunting, but it is asking them. Using lead bullets can threaten scavenger species such as bald eagles, according to the ...

Finally, it looks like there’s a real chance to make the switch in Maryland to non-toxic ammo, proven to perform better than lead, barely more expensive and, most important, the means to protect ...

The state of Indiana can’t tell Hoosiers not to use lead shot when they’re hunting, but it is asking them. Using lead bullets can threaten scavenger species such as bald eagles, according to the ...