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shaped capsule between the palms of the hands, rounding the ends 

 and thoroughly covering all parts of the gelatin capsule with the suet. 

 After the suet pellets have been thus smoothed up so as to be water- 

 tight they should be placed in a wooden vessel and left uncovered 

 in a safe place for 48 hours hy which time the human odor will have 

 vanished. After this thej^ should never be touched by human hands. 

 The pellets should be picked up with forceps and placed on the sheets 

 of waxed paper and then rolled up, cigarette fa.shion, and the ends 

 of the paper tightly t\^nsted. The wrapped pellets are then packed 

 twenty or forty to a package and, when properly labeled poison, are 

 ready for distribution. 



To put out the pellets without touching them, take the twisted 

 ends of the waxed paper between the thumbs and forefingers of both 

 hands and unroll the package. Then with a little twist of the wrists 

 the poisoned suet pellets can be flipped out on the ground without 

 being touched. 



The poisoned suet pellets can be dropped by a man on horseback 

 without leaving any telltale human scent. They should be dropped 

 at places where coyotes urinate or scratch up the ground, or along 

 trails known to be traveled by them. In putting out poison at a 

 carcass, place the poisoned baits, not in the carcass, but rather drop 

 them 30 or 40 feet distant where thej' will be regarded with least 

 suspicion. A record of all poisoned baits put out should be kept, 

 so that those not taken by coyotes may be gathered up after being left 

 a reasonable length of time. They should not be strewn about pro- 

 miscuously, nor should they be left out indefinitely, a constant menace 

 to various other fur-bearing mammals and to dogs. 



A safe method for a sheepman to follow is to put out the poisoned 

 suet pellets upon breaking camp, having first tied his dogs to the 

 wagons or pack animals. Then after the poison has been put out, the 

 sheepman, with dogs still in leash, may move to a new site, leaving 

 the coyotes to find the poisoned suet pellets in the camp refuse. 



SHOOTING 



This method of destruction is of particular value where certain 

 individual coyotes are killing pigs or stealing chickens and their 

 speedy destruction is therefore ixrgent. Coj^otes ordinarily return 

 to such free lunch counters quite regularly and hence they may be 

 waylaid and shot with fair success when once their habits are known. 

 A "30-30" or similar rifle is of service in this connection, since the 

 coyotes are usually keen enough to keep out of the range of a shotgun. 



