Aerial hunting
Subject
Subject Source: Local sources
Found in 10 Collections and/or Records:
Boothe, Dale A, 2005 - 2010
Sub-Series — Box 1: [Barcode: NWRC0005-S1-001], Folder: 2
Abstract
Dale Boothe discusses his current and past work for Wildlife Services, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). He reminisces about his experiences as a government trapper in predator control (primarily coyotes) and the different methods he used including hunting dogs, game calling, traps, poisons, snares, aerial gunning, M-44 and lures. Boothe speaks of his district supervisor duties, interactions with ranchers and...
Dates:
2005 - 2010
Donald Hawthorne Animal Damage Control History Collection --
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: NWRC 0033
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of documents and photographs dated 1884 to 2004, with the bulk falling from 1915 to 1995. Records in this collection were collected by Hawthorne and document the history of federally sponsored Animal Damage Control (ADC) programs in the United States. Working files related to Hawthorneâs work with the ADC program are minimal. This collection is arranged into two series based on material type.
Series I consists of two boxes of documents including...
Dates:
1884 - 2004; Majority of material found within 1915 - 1995
Hawthorne, Don (Donald W.), 2006 - 2010
Sub-Series — Box 1: [Barcode: NWRC0005-S1-001], Folder: 11
Abstract
Don Hawthorne discusses his career in Wildlife Services, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). He reminisces about his experiences as a government trapper in predator control and research (primarily coyotes) and the different methods used including traps and aerial gunning. Hawthorne talks about his experiences as a supervisor and director in Wildlife Services in Utah, Oklahoma, and Washington D.C. including training, politics,...
Dates:
2006 - 2010
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
Moore, Warren G., 2005 - 2010
Sub-Series — Box 2: [Barcode: NWRC0005-S1-002], Folder: 5
Abstract
Warren Moore reminisces about his past work for Wildlife Services, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the Idaho Fish and Game Department. He reminisces about his experiences as a government trapper in predator control (primarily coyotes and beaver) and the different methods used including traps, snares, lures, and aerial hunting. Moore talks about his experiences with animals, various Wildlife Services, and livestock...
Dates:
2005 - 2010
Phillips, Rick (Richard H.), 2005 - 2010
Sub-Series — Box 2: [Barcode: NWRC0005-S1-002], Folder: 7
Abstract
Rick Phillips reminisces about his 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 and research (primarily coyotes) and as a state director in Arizona and Wyoming. Phillips remembers his experiences with animals and trapping, various Wildlife Services and state services, and wildlife damage management.
Dates:
2005 - 2010
Plaggmeyer, John R., 2005 - 2010
Sub-Series — Box 3: [Barcode: NWRC0005-S1-003], Folder: 1
Abstract
John R. Plaggemeyer reminisces about his 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 wildlife specialist and government trapper in rodent, animal damage and predator control (primarily coyotes) and the different methods used including poisons, snares, traps, compound 1080, aerial gunning, game calling, coyote-getters, M-44, hazing, livestock protection collars and...
Dates:
2005 - 2010
Shoemaker, Shorty (Jerald Roy), 2005 - 2010
Sub-Series — Box 3: [Barcode: NWRC0005-S1-003], Folder: 4
Abstract
Jerald (Shorty) R. Shoemaker reminisces about his 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 wildlife specialist and government trapper in animal damage and predator control (primarily coyotes) and the different methods used including poisons and toxicants such as M-44, strychnine, and compound 1080, aerial gunning, game calling, traps, lures, hazing, snares,...
Dates:
2005 - 2010
Wildlife Services Wyoming State Office Records --
Collection
Identifier: NWRC 0028
Abstract
The Wildlife Services Wyoming State Office Records document activities at the State Office in Casper from the early 1900s through 2003. The Wyoming WS program's mission is to protect domestic livestock from predators such as coyotes, red fox, mountain lions, black bears, and threatened or endangered species, such as grizzly bears and wolves. The Wyoming Wildlife Services office works with a diverse set of cooperators, including airports, businesses, cities, counties, and individuals to...
Dates:
1915 - 2003
WS Idaho State Office Records --
Collection
Identifier: NWRC 0031
Scope and Contents
This collection includes five series and consists of eleven boxes of materials, including documents, slides, photographs, and artifacts that document the history of bird, predator, and rodent control in the state of Idaho from 1915 to 1990. Materials from several federal agencies and programs such as the BBS, WPA, CCC, USFWS, ADC, USDA, USDI, and Wildlife Services are included.
Series I of this collection includes 75 years (1915-1990) of annual reports highlighting predator and...
Dates:
1915 - 1991; Majority of material found within 1930 - 1980