Hunters are being urged to stop using lead bullets because bald eagles and other wildlife that consume carcasses left behind are often sickened by lead poisoning. Late fall and early winter is deer ...

• The Department of Interior in March announcement a plan to ban lead ammunition and fishing gear throughout the National Park System by 2011. (Hunting is allowed in some national parks, preserves and ...

Big game hunters notice bullet performance, and all-copper bullets are proving their mettle in the field and at the range. To be honest, hunters resisted non-lead bullets for so long because they ...

A bald eagle is fighting for its life after getting severe lead poisoning. The bird appears to have eaten lead bullets from animal carcasses. During the winter, eagles and raptors scavenge for food ...

The use of lead in ammunition is already prohibited in the main California Condor range between San Jose and Los Angeles. The ban is supposed to help in the comeback of North America's largest land ...

With a new year underway, it can be fun trying new things with your firearms. For example, over the past year, there has been a shortage of rifle and shotgun ammunition across the state. If your ...

Eagles eat the entrails and remains of game animals shot and left by hunters, in the process often ingesting pieces of lead ammunition, which end up poisoning the birds. Scientists sampled the blood ...