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

that gany AOC fi21d ~ersannei cc~uldn'c isen~ify tracks 07 various
species, and they had no data on locations cf endangerzd species
and ocher non-target animals. The rssulc was that ~aics wer?
placed away from ~ater and on elevated loc3tions ,&her? the sncw
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would most likaly be blown or; and di~hour regard tc ,ion-t;r;ers.
187. Bureau guidelines also called for bai? sxations to be ;iac?d as 13x3
as practicabiz in the fall in kegping wich ;af?ty "i one5t-eaciflg
mammal s and bi rds , ?f7?cziveness i n csn~roi 1 i ng damage, 3nd condi ti ons
<strong>of</strong> weather and travel. 3aits were to be removed as 2:rly in zne
;?ring as weather and travel conditions pemi cted, a7ssr al lcwing a
suitable, b u ninimum ~ ~ime for .xpis~;.:?, In the~ry his $1 irnicatxi
or mi~inized exposara to bears and oCQer iibernaiing aniflais.
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Hr, Randal 1 related that in many instanc;:~ becaus? <strong>of</strong> ~he sgowpack ~t
higher el~vations and the press <strong>of</strong> other duties, bai t stations could -
not be rmoved until early sumer or iacer, which was long aizr
hibernat'ng animals would be out.
1%. ,As indicated previously (finding 1 ;)2j, large-baits -were co 02 treated
at the rate 1.6 grams <strong>of</strong> 1080 for each 100 pounds <strong>of</strong> meat. Mr. Randal1
described the difficulties in cbtaining proper distribution <strong>of</strong> 1080
in large meat-baits. He testified that even after 1080 was distributed