From the third link:
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Mr. Fahy has documented numerous cases where M-44s have been set in close proximity to homes with pets and children. In one such case, in Estacada, OR, children played within several feet of an M-44 that was set within a hundred yards of homes. He asserts "It is inconceivable that the government continues to use these devices when we know of at least two dozen near-fatal accidents."
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There's another link referenced in that article below:
http://www.predatordefense.org/conte...fe_Jan2008.pdf
The America's Secret War on Wildlife
This one goes into a little more detail about the Dennis Slaugh issue, which says he was on BLM land 10 ft off a dirt road. He was looking for arrowheads and saw this thing sticking out of the ground and lightly touched it when it went off.
I can't think of how many times I have wandered at least 20 ft off the trail when nature called and know I would have been curious myself.
My thoughts exactly growing up in West Texas, when a predator became a problem we used to load up and go hunting. When did the farmers and ranchers become so lazy? At best these things are only going to kill one coyote in a pack, so I just don't get it.
