Nontoxic Shot
The use of nontoxic shot for small game hunting
is required on most public lands, but not all. GFP
encourages hunters to use nontoxic shot for all
hunting, but it is not required on U.S. Forest Service
National Grasslands, state school lands or on most
GFP-managed and leased property designated as
Walk-In Areas when hunting small game such as
pheasants, grouse, or doves.•Those hunting ducks, geese, coots,
tundra swan, sandhill cranes, or snipe
may not possess lead shot and must use
a federally approved nontoxic shot
•Approved nontoxic shot includes steel
(iron) shot, bismuth-tin, tungstenpolymer,
tungsten-matrix, tungsten-ironfl
uoropolymer, and any combination of
tungsten-iron-nickel-tin-copper-bismuth
•Coated lead shot does NOT
qualify as nontoxic shot
•Turkeys are classifi ed as big game
and can be hunted with lead shot
•Nontoxic shot is required for all shotgun hunting
of small game on the following public lands:
State Game Production Areas, U.S. Army Corps
of Engineers land, U.S. Bureau of Reclamation
Wildlife Production Areas managed by GFP,
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service National Wildlife
Refuges and Waterfowl Production Areas
•In addition, target shooting with shotguns
using lead shot is prohibited on the following
state public lands: State Game Production
Areas, lake and fi shing access areas, public
water access areas, state park system
areas, and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Wildlife Production Areas, and U.S. Bureau
of Reclamation lands managed by GFP
