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Nobody has answered my question......doesn't California have a statewide ban on using lead to take any wildlife? Or is that incorrect? Just asking.

Just in case this has not been answered, the answer is YES. The ban was phased in and the last time we could shoot lead on doves was the 2018 season (I think). One of the unintended consequences was that it screwed up the hunting in southern AZ because all the CA assholes went there to hunt. It was so miserable around Yume that we skipped a couple years of early season hunts just to avoid those guys.

And to the poster who said lead bans are OK because he's fine shooting steel, those of use who hunt with.410s and 28s would disagree strongly.