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

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Issue 3 - A1 ternatives
18. Removal <strong>of</strong> denning pairs <strong>of</strong> coyotes or their young may, and frzquenxiy
does, stcg livestock predation in localized areas. Zepending cn
terrain, tracking coyotes and locating cheir dens zay be very cli ff;cul -:
and tine consuming and i~ any event, rquires sx?erisnce anb sk'lls.
Aerial hunting and gunning is probably the most eifxrive way <strong>of</strong> shoocin;
coyotes. Use <strong>of</strong> this method has increased significantly si nc2 the
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1972 order suspending the use <strong>of</strong> toxicants far prlda~or concroi.
')Leather, c2rrai n and veger-ati ve cover may render aerial hunxi ng
i neffecti ve or drasti cai l j l ini t i ts es'?ec-,i veness . In sddi 11 on,
aerial hunting <strong>of</strong> csyocss, 3s~eci a1 iy f r2m fi xed-ni qg a1 rcraft,
is hazardcus and helicopc~rs ar? very ?x?ensiva. 3un:ing coyotss
from the ground is more difficulr and time consuming as they are
wary and illusive animals.
Trap?ing by the use <strong>of</strong> steel leg-hold' traps is a traditional and
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on2 <strong>of</strong> the most 2ffective rriethods <strong>of</strong> predator csntrol . i raps,
however, frequently becone inoperative in wet and freezing weather,
can be and are disturbed by 1 ivestock and non-target aninals, rlqui re
considerable skill as to placenent and use <strong>of</strong> scents or lures and
require constant checking to assure operability. Snares may be
effective in limited situations, i .e., where coyots or other predators