The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1915-02-18
METHOD OF EXPERIMENTING
COYOTES.

(From the Forest Service, U. S. De-
partment of Agriculture, Portland
office).
In view of the prevalence of rabies
among coyotes in eastern Oregon, the
district forester at Portland, Oregon,
has announced the results of some
very effective work that has been
done by the Forest Service in de-
stroying these animals. OF all the
predatory animals killed in the dis
trict last year by Forest officials, 81
per cent were killed on the Malheur
National Forest by a method which
Supervisor Bingham has found very
successful. In one month last win
ter Mr.. Bingham killed 32 coyotes in
the vicinity Of John Day, devoting
only half his time to the work. For
the benefit of those who have been
the victims of these mad animals, an
extract from Supervisor Bingham S
report on his method OF dealing with
the coyotes is given herewith:
"a poison should be selected that
will lose its effectiveness in short
time after being placed, so that in
case it is not picked up by coyote
4 nd do do, h
west Hide & Fur Co., Minneapolis,
Mimi, sells poison of this charac-
ter in the shape of a small capsule
containing enough poison to immed-
lately kill coyote. The price is
$1.75 per 100 capsules. In ordering
these capsules, 1t must be stated for
what purpose they are intended so
that the proper size will be secured.
Different sized capsules are required
for different ANIMALS These cap
sules are called Turedeath poison
capsules
ITO prepare capsules for use, take
a roll of old butter, preferably lit
tie rancid. Warm it until it is soft
enough to handle we'll, but not
enough to melt it. Care must be
used not to touch the butter with
the hands. Use small wooden pad
die that has no human scent to it.
With this paddle cut off piece of
oh Ci of
lay it on an unscented board and
fatten 1t out; place the capsule on
the strip of butter; roll the butter
around the capsule, leaving 1t as
nearly round as possible. Take a
small pair of wooden pincers and
place the butter rolls in jar that
is free from scent. Never use metal
to handle the butter or capsules
always wood"
Then let the butter rolls freeze or
harden and keep them in a cool
place until used. The carcass of an
old COW or horse should be used as
bait-a fresh carcass preferred.
Place the bait on top of knoll or
hill, such as coyotes frequent. Avoid
ground covered with brush. Do not
kill the bait by shooting, but by sew
ering the main arteries in the neck
All operations must be done from
horseback, so that no Odor will be
loft nm thp ground to keen the COW
otes away. Throw two or three doz-
en- capsules around the carcass, eth
er in the snow or under natural de-
bris. In conclusion, Mr.. Bingham
says:
"Too much emphasis cannot be
laid on the necessity of leaving no
human scent, either on the poisoned
rolls of butter. or on the ground
about the carcass Firearms should
never be carried. One might occa-
sionally be able to shoot coyote if
he had his gun along, but in doing
50 he would do more harm than good.
Everything used in the preparation
and placing OF the bait should be
absolutely free from scent. One
should never dismount within a half
a mile Of the carcass for any purpose,
nor leave anything about the bait
that could possibly carry a human
scent