Aerial hunting
Subject
Subject Source: Local sources
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
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