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 ...

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 ...

In a swift and unexpected decision, the Environmental Protection Agency today rejected a petition from environmental groups to ban the use of lead in bullets and shotgun shells, claiming it doesn’t ...

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 ...

When a hunter shoots a deer, elk, or other animal with lead ammunition, the damage extends far beyond the target. Upon impact, the bullet splinters into tiny fragments that scatter throughout the body ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

At first glance, the hoopla over lead-cored bullets seems to be yet another back door attack on guns. However, there may be something to it. The wise hunter goes for a heart-lung shot to avoid ...

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 ...