California 2017 turkey season will be lead free

By Chris Eger

The upcoming 2017 spring wild turkey season will be the first hunting season with significant participation for which nonlead shot will be required statewide, notes CDFW (Photo: CDFW)
The California Department of Fish and Wildlife issued a reminder to sportsmen that this year’s spring wild turkey season will be the first in which traditional ammunition cannot be used.
In a release issued Monday, CDFW advises hunters taking part in the season, which begins March 25, that nonlead ammunition is now required statewide when hunting wild turkeys with a shotgun.
“These regulations apply both to public and private lands (except for licensed game bird clubs), including all national forests, Bureau of Land Management properties and CDFW lands,” notes the agency. “Private landowners or anyone authorized to hunt on private land must also comply with these regulations.”
Citing a need to protect the California condor range, in 2008 the state began modifying the methods for taking game animals to include selective bans on lead ammunition. Assembly Bill 711, passed in 2013, requires the complete ban on traditional ammunition for hunting in California by July 1, 2019. The bill took effect in 2015.
The complete rollout, set to be implemented in three stages, moved into the second phase

Source: Guns.com