Big-game hunters get better, safer results with new copper bullets. Explaining why, however, tends to fragment in unexpected directions like an old-fashioned lead slug. Some readers may find this ...

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 ...

I almost couldn’t believe what I was seeing as my knife split the inch-and-a-half-thick gristle plate of a large California boar. My blade bisected the tiny 6mm entrance hole, a fortunate accident, ...

Most deer hunters have not switched to non-toxic copper bullets despite studies indicating that potentially toxic lead fragments disperse up to 18 inches from the wound channel in firearms-killed deer ...

You have waited a long time for your chance to hunt one of Nevada's much sought after mule deer, elk or bighorn sheep. You have invested untold hours at the shooting range, practicing with an ...

Summers said he has never tried nonlead ammunition, typically made with solid copper. He has a store of lead cartridges to ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...