Bait Composition
Disclosed herein are embodiments of a feral hog control system including bait comprising a carrier material and an amount of warfarin, wherein the amount of warfarin is not greater than about 0.01% by weight of the bait. Further disclosed herein are embodiments of a selective access device for permitting selective access to the bait when the bait is disposed within a feeder.
1 . A feral hog control system comprising:
a bait comprising:
a carrier material; and
an amount of warfarin;
wherein said amount of warfarin is not greater than about 0.01% by weight of said bait.
2 . The feral hog control system of claim 1 , wherein said amount of warfarin is lethal to a feral hog.
3 . The feral hog control system of claim 2 , wherein chronic dosing of said amount of warfarin is lethal to said feral hog.
4 . The feral hog control system of claim 3 , wherein death of said feral hog occurs within not greater than about ten days following exposure to said bait.
5 . The feral hog control system of claim 4 , wherein said amount of warfarin is in a range of between about 0.005% to about 0.01% by weight of said bait.
6 . The feral hog control system of claim 4 , wherein said amount of warfarin is not greater than about 0.005% by weight of said bait.
7 . The feral hog control system of claim 4 , wherein said carrier material comprises a binder.
8 . The feral hog control system of claim 7 , wherein said bait is substantially solid.
9 . The feral hog control system of claim 8 , wherein said bait is substantially homogenous.
10 . The feral hog control system of claim 7 , wherein an amount of said binder is not greater than about 50% by weight of said bait.
11 . The feral hog control system of claim 7 , wherein said binder comprises wax.
12 . The feral hog control system of claim 11 , wherein said binder comprises paraffin wax.
13 . The feral hog control system of claim 7 , wherein said bait further comprises one or more attractants.
14 . The feral hog control system of claim 7 , wherein said bait further comprises a colorant.
15 . The feral hog control system of claim 14 , wherein said colorant is taken up by tissue of said feral hog following ingestion to visibly color said tissue.
16 . The feral hog control system of claim 15 , wherein said colorant is taken up by fat of said feral hog following ingestion to visibly color said fat.
17 - 18 . (canceled)
19 . The feral hog control system of claim 4 , further comprising a selective access device for permitting selective access to said bait within a feeder, said selective access device comprising:
a cover having opposing cover first and second ends, said cover first end configured to rotatably couple to said feeder to allow said cover to rotate about a rotation axis between a first position and a second position;
wherein in said first position, said cover overlays a feeder opening in which said bait is disposed;
wherein in said second position, said cover disposes away from said feeder opening to permit access to said bait; and
a force generator coupled to said cover;
wherein said force generator generates a pre-selected force amount which when unopposed, provides said first position of said cover.
20 . The feral hog control system of claim 19 , wherein said second position is provided by a counterforce generator which generates a counterforce amount which is greater than said pre-selected force amount.
21 - 22 . (canceled)
23 . The feral hog control system of claim 20 , wherein said force generator comprises a weight element which generates said pre-selected force amount.
24 . The feral hog control system of claim 23 , wherein said pre-selected force amount is selected to require said counterforce generator to comprise said feral hog.
25 - 70 . (canceled)