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

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hiding pl aczs and :.+us rlncsr aeri ai. iunx: 19 ; Y ?TT?C:~I~~. ,~~Z::ST
conditions aay also prevent or inni~i t aerial fiuncizg <strong>of</strong> coyozes.
iiun ti ng coyotes from fi xed-wi ng ai rcrait can be hazaracus . >It- . 2andall
(finding 1261, who while an FWS e~ployee, shot hundreds <strong>of</strong> coyocss
from the air, having been involved in b,ro plane trashes, 3nd
Mr. ;?awthorne ( f i ndi rig 109) a? 1 udi ng to a fa~al crzsh 05 dn AOC 71 ane
in New Mexico. Us2 <strong>of</strong> he?icopt?rs is probably thc ,xost 2ffectjve and
least hazardous way cf hunting coyctas frcm :he air. Gperazins a
he1 icopt~r is, however, very expensive, as evidence in the rscord ij
t3 the effect that tbe hourly cost <strong>of</strong> such opera5'on has riszn frcn
590.00 zo as high as 5375.00 during tne last eianc to ren yezrs*
Aerial hunting is, <strong>of</strong> c~urse, selective tz cayozss. Exx2nsi1ie f;yi rag
wnereby every coyot2 observed is rhoc, is, however, not selective c3
coyotes depredating on livestock. Mr, Randall tzrned s: "war on 'be
species" and asssrted chat it didn't necssariiy solve a particular
rancher's predation problems.
129. Coyotes ar?, <strong>of</strong> cours?, hunt~d from the ground. ADC personnel shct
6.3 pwcent <strong>of</strong> coyotzs taken in 1975 from the grcund. A nethod oS
luring coyotes within gun-shot range is by use <strong>of</strong> a call, which
mimics an animal in distress, thus bringing a coyote in search <strong>of</strong> a
meal. Coyotes are also hunted by sporxsmen and those incorestxi in
taking coyotes for their pel ts. Herders and ranchers frequent1 y carry
rifles and shoot at coyotes they see. While this scares coyotes away,
- - it is un L I tely enat many--coyotes are ia;cen in Ln is manner.