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

egarded as a jclution ts the ?ro~lem si gredarion. For ?xampie,
Hr. Randal 1 (finding 126) described che process <strong>of</strong> denning, that is,
locating the den where coyote pups are bein! reared, 2s requiring
tracking <strong>of</strong> zdult coyotes. Cejending zn corrain, thjs crsck'ng vay
be very di f='cul t and ~ime csnsilrni ng and, in my event, roqu; res
experience and skill. 4 table in evidence, reflect; :taf in 1976
6.2 9etcenx 1F coyotas xken cy ,4DC rrersonnel <strong>of</strong> tne ?AS ere :aksn
by denning. Or. IdaCe testified that removal <strong>of</strong> denning pairs <strong>of</strong>
coyotes or their young may, and frequently does, ;Top 1 ives;sc!<
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?rodation in 1 scal i z d areas. This isstimony was icnr: ned by
Yessrs. F. Robert jendersan and Edwdrd K. 3oggess, /r'ildlife 3i~lcgi~ti,
Coooerati11e Extension Service, Wi 1 dl ife 9arnage Control , Kansas. State
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dni versi cy- and witnesses for Menders.
128. Aerial hunting or gunning i s probably the most effective way <strong>of</strong>
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shooting coyot2s. Use <strong>of</strong> this method has significantly increaszd
since the 1972 order sus7ending the use oi toxicants for predacor
control . A tab1 e ref;ects t h ~ in t 1975, 40.2 percent (28.6 Fercenc
by helicopter and 11.6 percent by fixed-wing aircraft) <strong>of</strong> coyotes
taken by ADC personnel were shot from the air. Terrzin and heavy
12/ Mr. Boggess has changed his ernpioynent and is presently employed
by thF~i
nnesota Department <strong>of</strong> Natural Resources, St. Paul .
- i3/ 311~ccing or ~;un;ing wi1a;ir.e iiam he air- 15 pronioite~ 2xcepc
unders'tate authorization or per mi^ (16 USC 342j). Kansas and Arizona
have not authorized aerial hunting <strong>of</strong> coyotes.