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

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for th? catis2 <strong>of</strong> cnat loss.
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61. ,Yr. John J. Yines, a jfisep and carzie rancner from Giilztze, 'tiyoning,
Presidenz <strong>of</strong> the Campbell Coun-cy Predatory Associarion, and a l~i~ness
?or the Association, testified tha: there had been a decline in sheep
numbers in Carnobe1 i County frcm 11 9, i 71 in 1372 to 37,822 in 1981 . Ye
at"~ibuted this deci ' ne 3rincipalx1y to ~redaticn problsms and ?crlac",d
staiernenrs from ranchers who nad sicher gone cu: <strong>of</strong> ~ h ? sheep kusicess
or reduced tneir herds becausz <strong>of</strong> pr.tdaror problenls. je indicazed ?ha<
he numbers <strong>of</strong> coyot2s in Camooei 1 Counr;~ have i ncreas2d si nc2 1912,
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basing tnis on the fact thas ooun~'es were ?z;d on an averase <strong>of</strong> I ~ C
coyoIes 3 ~ ye?r r in che s2ven years prscsaincj 1272, whi le that n~xber
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had increaszd t3 -SO1 for 1976. l?e ,-,rti?er t2stifiea mat :he nl;mber
<strong>of</strong> fox bount'es paid in Campbell County al)eraged ;85 ;er year dur'ng
the seven .year period prior to 1972, but averaged 666 per y%r during
the perjcd 1972 through 1976. ~lthou~h the table submitted wiih his
tsstimony appears t3 shcw a decline in bounties paid for ioch coyotgs
and ioxes after 1976, no bounties on foxes were paid in 1978 and
thereafter, bounties were paid only during the perjod April i through
October <strong>of</strong> each year, because pric2s paid for furs were considered
a sufficient incentive to hunt coyotes and foxes. An affidavit
executed by Mr. Hi nes on December 14, 1976, is to t5,e ef iect that
he had no confirmed losses <strong>of</strong> sheep and lambs to coyotzs during the
years 1% to and ~nciuu~ny i975, tkac ne lost 6u lamos LO coyoces
in 1976, 50 <strong>of</strong> which were before docking, that three coyotes were
killed and that to his knowledge. he had no other [coyat?! kills
during the balance <strong>of</strong> 1976.