Looney, Gary
Person
Dates
- Existence: 1949
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Looney, Gary, 2005 - 2010
Sub-Series — Box 2: [Barcode: NWRC0005-S1-002], Folder: 3
Abstract
Gary Looney reminisces about his current and past work for Wildlife Services, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). He talks about his experiences as a government trapper in predator control (primarily coyotes, ravens and wolves) and the different methods used including DRC1339, traps, snares, game calling, hunting dogs, lures, M-44, and aerial gunning. Looney discusses the changes in attitudes in predator control and aerial...
Dates:
2005 - 2010
Trapping Oral History Initiative Records --
Collection
Identifier: NWRC 0005
Abstract
In 2005, the USDA/APHIS Wildlife Services program (Wildlife Services) began work on the Trapping Oral History Initiative. Dr. John Shivik approached Nancy Freeman, NWRC Archivist/Records Manager, in July 2004 with an idea for capturing the experiences and knowledge of Wildlife Services trappers. The goal of the Initiative was to capture the personal stories of retired and semi-retired federal government trappers. Together Shivik and Freeman planned the Trapper Oral History Initiative,...
Dates:
1999-2011 (Bulk 2004-2008)
Additional filters:
- Type
- Archival Object 1
- Collection 1
- Subject
- Aerial hunting 1
- Bears 1
- Coyotes 1
- DRC-1339 1
- Game calling 1
- Hunting 1
- Hunting dogs 1
- Idaho, USA 1
- Lures 1
- M-44 1
- Puma 1
- Ranching 1
- Ravens 1
- Sheep farming 1
- Snares 1
- Starlings 1
- Trappers 1
- Trapping 1
- Trapping equipment 1
- Wildlife management 1
- Wolves 1 + ∧ less
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