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

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indicating er~?ctivzness <strong>of</strong> 2iecxric fmcing chizflj concorned
Ai zhougn aa\~anced
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cnzrcjers have ken de\/el oger lt~h:
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likelihood <strong>of</strong> vegecaticn shorring out such fences, it is clear tha;
el ectri c fencing i s nevertheless a high maintenance i tern. ??oreo\/er,
becaus2'<strong>of</strong> t2rrain and soil conditions it may be difficult or impossi b ie
to ccnstruct a fzncz in such a manner that coygces canno1 =ass or
dig under the fencz. Sdch fences constructtd on open ranse, if
effective, rnigh~ well inhibit ;he ,novernenx <strong>of</strong> di ldi if?. In ;he laic
and final analysis, however, tne major linitations to exx2nsive use <strong>of</strong>
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fencing to sxclude czyotes are economic. i oizl cssts fzr ~he
construction <strong>of</strong> such fencing have been estimated to range bet~eon
$5 thousand co 510 chausand per mile depending cn :be xyps af
construction and cerrain. ,Azs~rzions chat ,he cosr <strong>of</strong> jucn fencins
could be arnorxiz?d over 3 seriod <strong>of</strong> years by ske iavinss frzm prldati on
losses are unrealistic and fail to consider how such co'nstrtictign
could be financzd in view <strong>of</strong> the thin margin upon which sheep
producers operace. There is evidence that r5nchers are hard-presszd
to maintain che fenc?s they have let alone ccnstruct new ones. It is
concluded that fencing is not an effective and economica11y feasible
a1 ternative method <strong>of</strong> predation control .
27. Penning or corral1 ing sheep and goats at night can be very effective
in reducing predation. It has no effect on predation that occurs
in the daytime and is confi ned to farm flock operations as i t i s
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"Kansas Extension System" i s, basi cal ly an educational and training
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s~~stez 1;;hercSy r~fichei-s ai-e ~dugili to handle predatlcn problems on
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