Well, there it is, after all the smoke and mirrors: lead isn't a danger to upland species (other than doves), there are no biological reasons to ban it on WMA's in MT, but the issue is "consistency" with federal restrictions.

I always have nontox with me, in case I hunt an area where it's required. But I don't have any problem swapping back and forth, and continuing to use lead where nontox is not required.