Though there is no evidence that lead bullet fragments are a threat to human or wildlife health at the population level, some hunters are choosing non-lead bullets to avoid any risk. "Given the choice ...

Some modern bullets more closely resemble intercontinental ballistic missiles with tiny plastic warheads. In Montana, bullet manufacturers use copper and lead, targeting markets shaped by politics, ...

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 ...

ZUMWALT PRAIRIE, Ore. — Aiming a rifle loaded with a copper bullet rather than the standard type made of lead, Chelsea Cassens fired at an elk from 70 yards away, hitting it squarely behind its ...

Late fall and early winter are deer hunting seasons in many parts of the U.S. Most hunters headed into the field will be armed with bullets made of lead. But lead is toxic for predators eating animals ...

A rebate program offers to pay hunters for copper-based bullets in an attempt to conserve eagles. The Alaska Copper Ammo Challenge offers $40 rebates to hunters to incentivize giving copper bullets a ...

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An effort to bring one of the world's largest birds back from the brink of extinction is expanding after northern Arizona and southern Utah found some success in getting deer hunters to use ammunition ...