Idaho pulls back on handing out cracker shells
The Associated Press | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 13 years, 10 months AGO
The Idaho Department of Fish and Game is backing off the use of non-lethal cracker shells as a tool for scaring off wild animals.
Fish and Game Spokesman Mike Keckler says the agency is still studying the overall impact of a federal rule limiting use of explosive pest control devices. Last fall, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives issued a letter saying only federal license holders should be allowed to fire the noise making shells.
The shells are fired from a single-barrel shotgun and aimed above the animal. They are used to scare off geese, elk or wolves from farms or public roads.
In the past, Fish and Game has distributed the shells to landowners.
But the agency reportedly is no longer handing them out.
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