By TIMM HERDT, Scripps Howard News Service

It's a great day for California sportsmen and a bad day for California deer.

A ban on lead ammunition that takes effect this week in much of the state will have a noticeable impact on how many deer are killed, says Becky Davis, vice president of an ammunition manufacturer in Goleta, Calif.

At first blush, it would seem that California voters have a relatively simple menu of ballot measures before them June 3: two propositions, each dealing with the same subject.

But there's more than meets the eye.