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Lead shot is also banned within an eight-county area in California designated as the condor's range. As of 2011, thirty-five states prohibited lead shot use in such specially-specified areas when hunting. [17]
Lead shot-related waterfowl poisonings were first documented in the US in the 1880s. [57] By 1919, the spent lead pellets from waterfowl hunting was positively identified as the source of waterfowl deaths. [312] Lead shot has been banned for hunting waterfowl in several countries, [57] including the US in 1991 and Canada in 1997. [313]
Lead shot-related waterfowl poisonings were first documented in the US in the 1880s. [4] By 1919, the spent lead pellets from waterfowl hunting were positively identified as the source of waterfowl deaths. [5] Lead shot has been banned for hunting waterfowl in several countries, [4] including the US in 1991 and 1997 in Canada. [6]
Indiana DNR doesn't have the authority to ban lead bullets. But it is asking hunters to use alternatives that are not toxic to wildlife like eagles.
In the 1970s, lead-free ammunition loaded with steel, bismuth, or tungsten composite pellets instead of more traditional lead-based shot was introduced and required for Migratory Bird Hunting (Ducks & Geese). Lead shot in waterfowl hunting was banned throughout the United States in 1991.
The use of lead has been banned in water systems since 1986, and most water pipes are now made of copper or plastic. Both Pasco and Richland public works departments have sent letters to residents.
A Brenneke-style shotgun slug. A shotgun slug is a heavy projectile (a slug) made of lead, copper, or other material and fired from a shotgun.Slugs are designed for hunting large game, and other uses, particularly in areas near human population where their short range and slow speed helps increase safety margin.
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