Corr, Odon, 2005 - 2010

Sub-Series — Box: 1, Folder: 5

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Scope and Contents

Odon Corr was interviewed by Nancy Freeman on July 9, 2005 in Wessington Springs, South Dakota.

Subseries contains correspondence, research and interview notes, interview transcripts, biography, release form, interview questions, publications, photographs, and audio files of the interview.

Dates

2005 - 2010

Creator

Corr, Odon (1933-2021) (Interviewee, Person)

Biographical / Historical

Odon Corr was born on September 24, 1933 in Ellendale, Minnesota. Prior to joining Wildlife Services, formerly known as Animal Damage Control, under the Fish and Wildlife Service, he performed ranch work, then spent time in the Army as a Corporal. He also served in the infantry as a ski trooper from 1954-1956. In 1962 Corr joined the Fish and Wildlife Service, where he worked in Miller, S.D. from 1962-1964, and again in 1967-1981. He worked in Custer, S.D. from 1965-1966, in Northern Minnesota from 1977-1978, and in Steele, N.D. from 1981-1996. Corr was a collector of early traps. He and his former wife Carolyn had four children. Odon passed away in 2021.

Extent

From the Collection: 2.1 linear feet

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Additional Description

Abstract

Corr reminisces about his nearly 35 years with Wildlife Services, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), - formerly known as U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Branch of Predator and Rodent Control. Corr was employed in South Dakota, Minnesota and North Dakota. He shares his boyhood trapping experiences and techniques learned from a diverse family of trappers, especially his mother. He discusses his military career as an army ski trooper protecting Ladd Air Force Base in Alaska as well as his work as a mammal control agent and government trapper. Corr talks about his experiences with rodent and various animal damage control problems, coyote, fox and wolf trapping, and the different methods used for predator control such as dogs, traps, tranquilizer tab devices, the coyote-getter, M-44, aerial gunning, snares and lures. He also shares his thoughts about the future of trapping and wildlife management.