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Wyoming Game and Fish - Photos, 1897-1964

 File — Box: MS89.05, Folder: 89.05.15
Identifier: Folder 89.05.15

Scope and Contents

Ackerman’s 1937-38 Sportsmen’s Guide Where to Hunt and Fish.

Articles about early Game laws in Wyoming. Talks about buffalo being wiped out and then market hunters going after elk herds in Red Desert and Green River areas.

Article speaking of Billy Simpson of Cody drafting game laws in 1897.

Brochure called Wyoming Wildlife in Retrospection by Wm. L. Simpson dated 06/17/1937.

Game count given to Gov. Miller in the 1930’s showing 110,000 roam the state.

Book Establishing elk in the Big Horn Mountains by Calvin King (book was transferred to book collection by SLH on 2022-03-10)

Article about Cody Rod and Gun Club dated 04/19/1935.

Brochure 'More Game Birds by Controlling Their Natural Enemies' by More Game Birds in America Foundation 500 Fifth Avenue, New York City.

Wildlife Progress Restoration Developments in North America a bulletin of the American Wildlife Institute Jan. 1937.

Article about 1500 Elk being killed in Jackson Hole Special Season. No date but may relate to the 1930 as Wyoming had a severe drought.

Article on percentage of game killed by day from State official in May of 1939.

Envelope of articles from Game and Fish dated 03/21/1938 sent to Jack Richard.

Different articles about how scientists are trying to help fisherman by doing scientific research on what fish do better in different water environments.

Article on management of Wyoming’s Irrigation reservoirs.

Article about Lake Guernsey and the issues surrounding the problems making Lake Guernsey.

Letter from Fish Warden James Simon talking about suggested articles of mountain lakes.

Article Nature’s Editorial that Jack Richard A letter from Valley Ranch talking about 2 European nobles hunting in the Thorofare. Article gives background on nobles and their hunting expertise.

Inspection report R-2 made in 1936 and states this is for Wapiti station and dated 02/23-24/1937.

Article about one third of a million trout are planted in park County waters.

Wildlife Progress dated 09/15/1936 speaking to the draught of 1936 and how fish and animals are suffering.

Brochure that address’s the commercial duck hunting clubs in the Midwest and why these clubs should be regulated as to how much game they take.

Article written by Ned Frost about the discrepancy between Easter hunters who say game animals are almost all killed off and Wyoming guides who say hunting is excellent here in Wyoming.

Letter from Billy Simpson complaining to Professor Hornaday about Game and Fish killing too much game. Billy Simpson wrote another letter to State Game Commissioner Alex Linton complaining about a Mr. Hocker and Forest reserve people are not being honest in game counts.

Letter speaking to The Barbless Fly.

Letter to Larry Larom from Milward Simpson speaking to subject of Big Horn Rams being hunted to extinction because they were hunted with a regular license rather than a Ram specific license.

Various articles about foreign hunters hunting in Cody and taking large Elk and Moose specimens.

Article calling Park County the Mecca of Big Game Hunting in America no date.

Article calling for extensive advertising about Wyoming Game hunting.

Letter from the Yellowstone Superintendent telling Jack Richard about the Northern Yellowstone wildlife and range management program.

Brochure titled 'Habitat of the Jackson Hole Elk as Part of the Multiple Resource Planning, Management and Use' dated March 1961.

Article dated 01/23/1964 where Jack Richard speaks to a Park County Elk Roundup and urged new Licensing.

Letter from James Simon Fish Warden for the state of Wyoming talking about fishing conditions at Lake DeSmet which were not good.

Article from Billings Gazette about Wyoming Fish Warden having a bumper crop of Fish eggs.

Article about hunting in Antelope in Wyoming by Jack Richard. Antelope were not legally hunted from 1908 till 1933. Antelope herds took years to recover as ranchers and homesteaders took Antelope as camp meat which was not legal. Jack Richard wrote an article about hunting Big Horn sheep almost to extinction because they could be taken on any license vs being a specific Big Horn Sheep license.

Biennial Report of the State Game and Fish Commissioner of the State of Wyoming 1933-1934.

Article from Wyoming Wildlife about Record fish taken in Wyoming. No date but appears to be from the 1950’s.

Dates

  • 1897-1964

Conditions Governing Access

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Extent

From the Collection: 173.00 boxes

Language of Materials

English

Creator

Repository Details

Part of the McCracken Research Library Repository

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