Notice of Hearing on the Application to Use Sodium Fluoroacetate ...

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or killed in targec ?astures. ~ 7 . 4 2 coyores and one dag were found,
" , vnich were corsiaered ..
t3 53~3 SEZ~ ,ii : 1 ?d ,?uncrjr*q~
I:axic
0 1 a s . 'laricus :argscinq srrategios were iesr3xl, ih? nozt
effective being collaring ail animals in a tarzez flsck or coi!aricg
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all small animals (iambs or kids) within the tarsst flock. I ne
latter strategy appeared ta be effective at most sicer. Ineffec~ive-
ness <strong>of</strong> collars was attribu~ed chiefly to difficuities in dirscting
attacks iO collired animals. Coyotes were taken :y convenrional means
on the test sites or on adjaceni prg?er;i?s and ail instances <strong>of</strong>
apparent iuccess af the coll ar i n reduci ng or el ioi natiog oredation
could not be atiributed sailely to ~he collar.
8c. Toxic collars have also been tested by t;?e !{ex klexico Oeparmnent <strong>of</strong>
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Agriculture in 1381 under an exgerirentzi use ,prmi t. I nese ces:s
wer? conductad by ranchers uhc were qua!!i.iei as cer~ifizd
appl ica~ors and i siued approxima:ely ton collars each. 3scauie <strong>of</strong> an
inadequaxe number <strong>of</strong> collars, problems with managing sneep so as co
direct coyote attacks to collared animals and failure <strong>of</strong> cayotes to
puncture the col lars at least five <strong>of</strong> six tescs were unsuccesif~l .