M-44 Program – Dan McGuire, 1974 - 1975

The M-44 Program was the use of a spring-operated cyanide ejector device, which would protect domestic livestock from depredation, on designated areas of public and private lands. The M-44 was used to replace the explosive, and possibly dangerous, coyote getter. The use of scents that are disliked by humans, and the elimination of the explosive charge made the M-44 relatively safe for humans, and non-target animals. This subseries contains information about the M-44, regulations on the M-44, requests for emergency use of the M-44, and related correspondence. The individual M-44 records contain monthly reports on the use of M-44’s. These reports list the location number, description of location, number of M-44’s, number of nights in place, number of cases replaced and why, and the number of animals taken due to the M-44.