Lead poisoning is a leading cause of mortality in eagles and studies have shown that lead concentrations in raptors spike during and directly after hunting seasons (1,2).
Lead poisoning can cause severe symptoms in wildlife including blindness, seizures, loss of balance, and at high levels slow death, as seen in this video (2:01).
Copper ammunition is a highly effective, lead-free alternative for big game hunting that leaves healthy gut piles for eagles and other wildlife to scavenge and benefit from.
By using lead-free ammunition to hunt big game, South Dakota hunters can help reduce the unintended ingestion of lead by wildlife.
Learn more about unintended lead ingestion and lead-free ammunition at LeadFreePartnership.org
Learn more about lead poisoning and nonlead ammunition at HuntingWithNonlead.org