The coyote lure operative devicerevisited: a fresh look at an old idea
Document Type
Article
Journal/Book Title
California Agriculture
Publication Date
2007
Volume
61
Issue
1
First Page
20
Last Page
23
Abstract
We field-tested the Coyote Lure Operative Device (CLOD), a bait delivery system for coyotes originally conceived by UC Davis researchers in the 1980s. Our objectives were to determine whether free-ranging coyotes would activate CLODs repeatedly when exposed to them over a 12-month period, and whether CLOD activations varied by season. We placed CLODs in pastures with a history of chronic sheep depredation at the UC Hopland Research and Extension Center in Mendocino County. Free-ranging coyotes activated the CLODs repeatedly, but more CLODs were activated during the winter months than at other times of the year. Our study suggests that the CLOD has the potential to become an important tool for managing coyote predation on livestock when used to deliver contraceptive or predacide baits.
Recommended Citation
Berentsen, A. R., R. M. Timm, and R. H. Schmidt. 2007. The coyote lure operative device revisited: a fresh look at an old idea. California Agriculture 61(1):20-23.
