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Deer hunters can substantially reduce the number of lead fragments in venison by using copper or copper-encased rifle bullets or slugs from shotguns or muzzleloaders, according to a new Department of ...

Carl Batha, a retired DNR wildlife biologist, helped lead the workshop. He said his experience with copper bullets began last year when he "snuck a new .270 in the house" and wanted to load his own ...

SUN PRAIRIE - A little past noon Friday the range at North Bristol Sportsman's Club went "hot." But it was no ordinary shooting session. It was a demonstration of the performance of the most common ...

Peckham, big-game ecologist for the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation and a hunter, had just dug into a plate of venison spaghetti when he bit into a hard object. “It was a large ...

The danger posed by lead ammunition and whether it should be banned has been a hot debate topic for the past six months. Some say lead is an unintended killer of millions of birds and other animals ...

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 ...

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 ...

Scientists reviewed 36 studies from around the world They found lead exposure was widespread at shooting ranges Lead in the blood is associated with cancer, lower sperm counts, cardiovascular disease, ...

Researchers at the University of Saskatchewan have used the synchrotron at the Canadian Light Source to study bullets. They wanted to find out how bullet fragments spread in big game shots.