Poison Bait May Help Control Wild Hogs

Poison Bait May Help Control Wild Hogs HOG EQUIPMENT & IDEAS Wild hogs are out of control in many parts of the U S A new sodium nitrite-based bait from Australia called HogGone promises relief Tyler Campbell feral swine project leader USDA APHIS Wildlife Services says the product and its delivery system are promising “When sodium nitrite reacts with water it produces nitrates that turn into ammonia gas ” explains Campbell “With a lethal dose there is a timed response It causes a type of anemia depleting the red blood cells of oxygen The animal gets sleepy after about an hour finds a place to bed down and doesn’t wake up ” Normally wild hogs will reject the sodium nitrite because of its salty taste HogGone is an encapsulated product that eliminates the taste and prevents the sodium nitrite from reacting with water before it’s eaten The challenge is keeping non-target wildlife from eating the toxic bait The company’s solution is a patented wild hog feeder Campbell has worked with the company to fine tune the feeder testing it on wild hogs in 6 states over the past two years “It has guillotine-style doors that keep out most non-target animals; however raccoons have at times figured it out ” he says “We’ve made some modifications to keep them from getting in ” Expectations are that USDA approval of the product may take until 2015 Contact: FARM SHOW Followup Tyler A Campbell National Wildlife Research Center Florida Field Station 2820 East University Ave Gainesville Fla 32641 ph 352 375-2229 ext 39; Tyler A Campbell@aphis usda gov; www aphis usda gov/wildlife_damage/feral_swine/index shtml; or Animal Control Technologies 
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