Comparison of Injuries to Coyote From 3 Types of Cable Foot-Restraints

Patrick A. Darrow; Ramona T. Skirpstunas; S. Wade Carlson; John A. Shivik

doi:10.2193/2008-566

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Patrick A. Darrow,¹ Ramona T. Skirpstunas,² S. Wade Carlson,³ John A. Shivik⁴

¹aUnited States Department of Agriculture, Wildlife Services, National Wildlife Research Center, Utah
²bDepartment of Animal, Dairy, and Veterinary Sciences, Utah State University, 5700 Old Main Hill, Lo
³cUnited States Department of Agriculture, Wildlife Services, 5151 Pentecost Drive Suite No. H, Modes
⁴dUnited States Department of Agriculture, Wildlife Services, National Wildlife Research Center, Depa

Abstract

We compared injury rates among captured coyotes (Canis latrans) to determine if modifications to cable foot-restraints would decrease resulting injuries. Mean International Standardization Organization's injury scores of coyotes caught in 3 types of cable foot-restraints were 22.2, 37.9, and 60.4 (F_2,41 = 4.63, P = 0.015) for a chain-loop, standard cable, and sleeved cable, respectively. These results may be important for trappers and researchers to consider when using a cable foot-restraint device to capture wildlife.

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Patrick A. Darrow, Ramona T. Skirpstunas, S. Wade Carlson, and John A. Shivik "Comparison of Injuries to Coyote From 3 Types of Cable Foot-Restraints," Journal of Wildlife Management 73(8), 1441-1444, (1 November 2009). https://doi.org/10.2193/2008-566

Published: 1 November 2009