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, non-toxic alternative for big game hunting that leaves healthy gut piles for eagles and other wildlife to scavenge and benefit from.
South Dakota hunters can help reduce the occurrence of lead poisoning of wildlife by using lead-free ammunition to hunt big game.
Learn more about lead poisoning and lead-free ammunition at HuntingWithNonlead.org
Learn more about lead poisoning and nonlead ammunition at HuntingWithNonlead.org