bait station

DCHP-1 (pre-1967)

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a site at which poisoned bait is put out to destroy wolves and other marauding animals.

Quotations

1956

Poisoned caribou carcasses are used for bait. All of the bait stations are clearly marked, and warning notices are posted . . . in three languages.

1957

In the far-northern Athabasca region, nearly 100 strychnine-laced bait stations are located. . . .