{"id":115,"date":"2016-06-20T16:54:25","date_gmt":"2016-06-20T16:54:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wfrc.org\/new_wfrc\/crmp\/?page_id=115"},"modified":"2016-06-21T18:19:15","modified_gmt":"2016-06-21T18:19:15","slug":"predator-control","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.wfrc.org\/new_wfrc\/crmp\/predator-control\/","title":{"rendered":"Predator Control"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><!-- Image of resource --><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"resource-image\" src=\"..\/wp-content\/images\/resources\/predator control_DSC6894.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p><!-- Initial Description or Introduction --><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This includes the strategies and practices to control the actions of or reduce the number of predator animals. In Utah the focus is on coyotes, as specified in two predator-related bills passed by the State Legislature in 2012. <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/le.utah.gov\/~2012\/bills\/sbillenr\/sb0087.htm\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Senate Bill 87<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> added a $5 fee to big game hunting permits to fund the predator control programs. <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/le.utah.gov\/~2012\/bills\/sbillenr\/sb0245.htm\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Senate Bill 245<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> provides general funding to administer predator control programs.<a href=\"#ref\">[1]<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Related resource topics for county planning include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"..\/livestock-grazing\/\" target=\"_blank\">Livestock and Grazing<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"..\/wildlife\/\" target=\"_blank\">Wildlife<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"omsc-accordion\">\n<p><!-- Map --><br \/>\n<div class=\"omsc-toggle omsc-expanded\"><div class=\"omsc-toggle-title\">Map of Data<\/div><div class=\"omsc-toggle-inner\" style=\"display:block\">\n<div class=\"invisible\">\n<table id=\"tablepress-64\" class=\"tablepress tablepress-id-64\">\n<thead>\n<tr class=\"row-1\">\n\t<th class=\"column-1\">url<\/th><th class=\"column-2\">useLayers<\/th><th class=\"column-3\">startVisible<\/th><th class=\"column-4\">rasterName<\/th><th class=\"column-5\">imageServer<\/th><th class=\"column-6\">resourceReference<\/th><th class=\"column-7\">DisplayOrder<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody class=\"row-striping row-hover\">\n<tr class=\"row-2\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">http:\/\/tlamap.trustlands.utah.gov\/arcgis\/rest\/services\/UT_SITLA_LandOwnership\/FeatureServer<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">0<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">y<\/td><td class=\"column-4\"><\/td><td class=\"column-5\"><\/td><td class=\"column-6\">ref-PredatorControl<\/td><td class=\"column-7\">1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<!-- #tablepress-64 from cache --><\/div>\n<div id=\"mapArea\"><\/div>\n<p><script src=\"..\/wp-content\/maps\/js\/setupMap.min.js\" type=\"text\/javascript\"><\/script><br \/>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p><!-- Resource Information --><br \/>\n<div class=\"omsc-toggle\"><div class=\"omsc-toggle-title\">Resource Information<\/div><div class=\"omsc-toggle-inner\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Utah Division of Wildlife Resources will reimburse $50 for each coyote removed. Participates must take an online training course and fill out a compensation form.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/wildlife.utah.gov\/hunting-in-utah\/hunting-information\/762\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Utah\u2019s Predator Control Program<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> provides:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/dwrapps.utah.gov\/wex\/dbconnection.jsp?examnbr=508485\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">online training course<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> about predator control,<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Coyote <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/wildlife.utah.gov\/hunting-in-utah\/hunting-information\/118-hunting\/big-game\/918-coyote-check-in-locations-and-times.html\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">check-in<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> locations and times,<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Coyote <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/wildlife.utah.gov\/pdf\/coyote_compensation_form.pdf\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">compensation form<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">,<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A map showing <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/wildlife.utah.gov\/pdf\/predator_program_map.pdf\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">recommended locations for coyote removal<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p><!-- Best Management Practices --><br \/>\n<div class=\"omsc-toggle\"><div class=\"omsc-toggle-title\">Best Management Practices<\/div><div class=\"omsc-toggle-inner\">\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To participate in coyote removal follow the training and guidelines provided by the <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/wildlife.utah.gov\/hunting-in-utah\/hunting-information\/762\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Utah Predator Control Program<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><br \/>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p><!-- Economic Considerations --><br \/>\n<div class=\"omsc-toggle\"><div class=\"omsc-toggle-title\">Economic Considerations<\/div><div class=\"omsc-toggle-inner\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The 2015 summary report of the <a href=\"https:\/\/wildlife.utah.gov\/pdf\/predator_program_summary_2015.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Utah Predator Control Program<\/a> gives the following economic considerations.<a href=\"#ref\">[2]<\/a> The state believes that the Program has been one of the factors that have contributed to the increase in mule deer populations in the state.<\/span><\/p>\n<span id=\"tablepress-53-description\" class=\"tablepress-table-description tablepress-table-description-id-53\">Coyotes submitted for payment and compensation paid in 2014 and 2015.<\/span>\n\n<table id=\"tablepress-53\" class=\"tablepress tablepress-id-53\" aria-describedby=\"tablepress-53-description\">\n<thead>\n<tr class=\"row-1\">\n\t<th class=\"column-1\">Year<\/th><th class=\"column-2\">Coyotes Removed<\/th><th class=\"column-3\">Compensation<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody class=\"row-striping row-hover\">\n<tr class=\"row-2\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">2015<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">8,192<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">$409,600<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-3\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">2014<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">7,041<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">$352,050 <br \/>\n(calculated value)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<!-- #tablepress-53 from cache -->\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p><!-- Impact Considerations --><br \/>\n<div class=\"omsc-toggle\"><div class=\"omsc-toggle-title\">Impact Considerations<\/div><div class=\"omsc-toggle-inner\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Removing predators could increase the number of mule deer fawns that survive.<a href=\"#ref\">[1]<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cIt will likely take several years of implementation of this program before improvements in fawn:doe ratios statewide may become observed and this effect may be more visible in local areas versus statewide.\u201d<a href=\"#ref\">[2]<\/a><\/span><br \/>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p><!-- Data Table --><br \/>\n<div class=\"omsc-toggle\"><div class=\"omsc-toggle-title\">Data Download<\/div><div class=\"omsc-toggle-inner\">\n<div class=\"download-icons\">\u00a0<span class=\"wp-svg-stack stack\"><\/span> GIS Data <span class=\"wp-svg-target target\"><\/span> Map Service <span class=\"wp-svg-screen screen\"><\/span> Web Map <span class=\"wp-svg-file file\"><\/span> Document\u00a0<span class=\"wp-svg-table table\"><\/span> Tabular Data\u00a0<span class=\"wp-svg-globe globe\"><\/span> Website<\/div>\n\n\n<table id=\"tablepress-40\" class=\"tablepress tablepress-id-40\">\n<thead>\n<tr class=\"row-1\">\n\t<th class=\"column-1\">Data Name<\/th><th class=\"column-2\">Data Explanation<\/th><th class=\"column-3\">Publication Date<\/th><th class=\"column-4\">Spatial Accuracy<\/th><th class=\"column-5\">Contact<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody class=\"row-striping row-hover\">\n<tr class=\"row-2\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Predator Control Program Map <br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/wildlife.utah.gov\/pdf\/predator_program_map.pdf\" target=\"_blank\"><span class=\"wp-svg-table table\"><\/span> <\/a><\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Shows areas recommended for coyote removal<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Unknown<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Unknown<\/td><td class=\"column-5\"><a href=\"http:\/\/wildlife.utah.gov\" target=\"_blank\">Utah Division of Wildlife Resources<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<!-- #tablepress-40 from cache -->\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- References --><\/p>\n<h3>References<\/h3>\n<div id=\"ref\"><\/div>\n<ol>\n<li>Utah Department of Natural Resources, Division of Wildlife Resources. 2016. &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/wildlife.utah.gov\/hunting-in-utah\/118-hunting\/big-game\/892-questions-about-utahs-predator-control-program.html\" target=\"_blank\">Questions About Utah&#8217;s Predator Control Program Hunting.<\/a>&#8221; Accessed: 1\/21\/16.<\/li>\n<li>Utah Department of Natural Resources, Division of Wildlife Resources. 2015. <a href=\"https:\/\/wildlife.utah.gov\/pdf\/predator_program_summary_2015.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Utah\u2019s Predator Control Program Summary<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This includes the strategies and practices to control the actions of or reduce the number of predator animals. In Utah the focus is on coyotes, as specified in two predator-related bills passed by the State Legislature in 2012. Senate Bill &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wfrc.org\/new_wfrc\/crmp\/predator-control\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"resources_page.php","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-115","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wfrc.org\/new_wfrc\/crmp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/115","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wfrc.org\/new_wfrc\/crmp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wfrc.org\/new_wfrc\/crmp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wfrc.org\/new_wfrc\/crmp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wfrc.org\/new_wfrc\/crmp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=115"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.wfrc.org\/new_wfrc\/crmp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/115\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":225,"href":"https:\/\/www.wfrc.org\/new_wfrc\/crmp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/115\/revisions\/225"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wfrc.org\/new_wfrc\/crmp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=115"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}