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

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USDA. Acccrding to Dr. aoddick~r, 2r~ic:znt ,~lzc~~ent'cf SL2s and
placornent af baits 7 ~ r
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trap us2 arl idsnziczl. ze expiained thar
effficient SL3 bajc placemenr in reia3icn co larse fezturos <strong>of</strong> tne
landscape (macro location) is zhe same as for traps, that is, along
roads, streams and mountain features. He further explained that
SLD bait pi acernent was identical in. ra10c;tion to small features
(micro locations) <strong>of</strong> 3 local i ty (cow chips, grass humccks: trai 1
i ncersections) . Dr. Soddicker testi fied cLha t the carcass 1, i a dead
horse, sheep Gr cow are <strong>of</strong>ten dsed as "drzw bzi~s" or sxcLians ta
concentra~2 cayoce accivity in an area and incre~sz the ?robability
chac the coyotes cou:d bc taksn by xechanical devices or SL2s. He
asserted chac baits can be fornulaced and tailcred to the season,
animal food pr?ferenc2s, aninal behaviar, aninal size and capacizy
to nold food. %e described a wide var'ety <strong>of</strong> lures which c?n be
used to attracc an animal to a zrap, jnare or an SL3. He sta;?d chat
the selectivity <strong>of</strong> lures and kai ts cculd be increased by choosing
those nos! appealing to the target species and by placement, east,
coyotes preferring open feeding areas. Cr, aoadicker described two
instances <strong>of</strong> specific coyote ~redaticn ~roblems on Color?do r3nches .
where he considered that placement <strong>of</strong> SLDs containing 1080 in
conjunction with appropriate lures would nave an excellent probability
<strong>of</strong> providing either immediate relied or removing the <strong>of</strong>fending coyotes
within three days. Although Dr. soddicker did not advocate any
specific 1 ini t on the number <strong>of</strong> SLDs per square mile, townsni p or
otnei- area, it is ODV~OUS thac Re coniernp lacks u;e <strong>of</strong> SLWs wi th 1080
will be extremely 1 imi ted ("minor use" in his words) and only after