The Trump administration has quietly opened the door to the resumed use of so-called “cyanide bombs” on Bureau of Land Management parcels across the country, according to an internal April 2026 memo. The memo shows that BLM has effectively abrogated a Biden-era ban on the deployment of the controversial devices on the agency’s land.
M-44s, also known as “cyanide bombs”, are poison traps — spring-loaded devices that spray a powder of sodium cyanide when triggered. They are used by USDA’s Wildlife Services — a federal agency that conducts predator control programs — to kill coyotes and other animals that interfere with ranchers and other industry groups.
Trump Admin Opens Door to Resumed ‘Cyanide Bomb’ Use on BLM Land
This took me by surprise. I never thought Trump’s goons would go this far. I told friends at a deer camp he was capable of anything. How right I was.
The federal government, for no legitimate reason, has failed to privatize and still maintains ownership of huge percentages of all the land in many Western states. It is common for lots of his federal land to be leased for grazing to local ranchers. I assume you eat meat like most Americans. Therefore, you ought to recognize that when predators go after livestock, control measures need to taken.
“Trump goons”? “Capable of anything”? Supporting communist democrats isn’t terrible compatible with enthusiasm for the field sports.
I remember the fights to ban these poison bombs. They were indiscriminate and killed way too many non-target critters.
Trump and his goons are dismantling environmental and wildlife protections ad nauseam. The same old right wing BS of destroying nature in service of a few and taking from the public access to it. It is like they want to import feudal Europe to here.
Privatize public land? Ask hunters, etc how they feel about that.