Jack Richard article about the history of elk populations in Yellowstone Park since 1914.

Billings Gazette article 12/19/1962 speaking to the subject of Elk Herd kill off. There were Congressional hearings on the subject in Bozeman MT. Live trapping and transporting seemed to the choice of most of the participants.

A study supported by Yellowstone National Park that describes the wildlife and range management program for northern part of Yellowstone Park.

Long-Range Management Plan for Northern Yellowstone Wildlife and Range.

Statement of the Wyoming Game and Fish Commission before the Interior and Insular Affairs Subcommittee Hearing Bozeman, MT 12/18/1962.

Typed story by Jack Richard speaking to the helicopter elk census done in 1962. The validity of the count was verified by various sportsman groups who did not believe the original counts.

Jack Richard sent an article to Readers Digest speaking to the evidence of over population of elk in Yellowstone following a very bad winter. Article explains how the census of elk was to be taken and proved the fact that an NPS survey of 10,000 from 1961 was in fact correct and live trapping and herd reduction was the correct answer to the over population.

Census of Northern Yellowstone Elk Herd from the Park Management Biologist.

Article believed to be from the Billings Gazette that quotes from the Nott report that Yellowstone Elk Range is considered poor.

Letter from Jack Richard to the Readers Digest dated 04/09/1962 enclosing a check for any postal fees and giving more detail on the article Jack submitted about Yellowstone Elk Herd reduction.

Letter from Senator Joe Hickey to Jack Richard telling Jack why the state of WY could not override a federal action concerning Yellowstone Elk reductions. Letter is dated 12/29/1961.

Article believed to be from the Billings Gazette which state Gov. Nutter of Montana will take no part in the force kill of elk in Yellowstone Park.

Article about Representative Peter Dominick who urged all sportsmen to protest the forced kill of elk in Yellowstone Park.

Press release from Yellowstone Park speaking to the reason that elk herds must be reduced in northern Yellowstone Park. Article states that beaver and white tail deer have been eliminated in Lamar Valley.

Letter from Department of the Interior to Jack Richard thanking him for his input on the question of over population of elk in Yellowstone.

Letter dated 03/24/1962 from the Cody Lodge of BPOE to all Elk lodges in the USA offering solutions to the over population of elk in Yellowstone. Wyoming Game and Fish wanted to trap large numbers of elk and transport them to other parts of the state. Article states fear that elk will be wiped out and the symbol of the Elks lodge will be extinct.

Letter from Yellowstone Park to American Heritage magazine stating that the Park Service does not have any aerial pictures of Yellowstone but there are three individuals Jack Richard, Fred Martin and Jack Haynes who would probably have aerial shots of Yellowstone.

Thank you letter from Robert McIntire Chief Park Naturalist of Yellowstone Park to Jack Richard for sending a copy of Cody Enterprise story on winter trip to Yellowstone.

Daily Yellowstone Helicopter census with pilot’s name and observer’s names.

Newspaper article dated 02/17/1962 stating that shooting of elk has stopped.

Unknown newspaper article talking about trapping elk in Yellowstone. Article goes into cost of trapping individual elk and how many have been trapped and transported in various years.

Article stating the Secretary of the Interior Stewart Udall had sent identical telegrams to Montana, Wyoming, and Idaho offering live elk.

Article stating that Elk status was being discussed at the White House.

Map showing winter and summer range of elk feeding grounds, question if map is correct.

Jack Richard article with photo back up speaking to winter conditions in Yellowstone and why the Park Service wants to reduce the Northern Yellowstone Elk Herd.

Billings Gazette article dated 12/17/1961 stating the Yellowstone’s majestic elk is now a many horned dilemmas.

The Park County News (Livingston Montana) dated 11/23/1961 states the YNP elk kill plan is meeting with protest. Article says it reminds people of the slaughter of 1919.

Multiple articles from The Park County News dated 01/11/1962 about Montana Fish and Game rejecting a special hunting season for Yellowstone overstocked elk range.

Unknown paper article speaking to the 150 tons of elk meat is being distributed to Washington Indians, Idaho school children and prisoners in Leavenworth prison.

Billings Gazette article dated 01/22/1963 tells hunters that Elk season is open on Yellowstone Park border.

Casper Morning Star letter to the editor about Yellowstone Elk slaughter. Sounds like someone just wanted to see their name in print as paper clarified some information the letter writer misspoke.

Unknown paper article claiming that there was much to do about elk slaughter and some politicians are using the story to get votes.

Cody Enterprise article dated 01/31/1963 showing helicopter rounding up elk in Yellowstone Unknown article talking about 406 elk who were either trapped or shot in direct reduction program.

Billings Gazette article dated 02/06/1963 states that elk reduction is finished in YNP for this year.

Billings Gazette article dated 01/28/1963 describes how 1500 hunters descended on Gardner MT for a special elk season close to Yellowstone Park.

Cody Enterprise article dated 04/12/1962 claims the Elk Count is Substantiated according to Jack Richard who attended a meeting in Gardner, MT where the Park Service and outside observers gave their final census number of elk in Northern Yellowstone Park.

Billings Gazette article dated 05/26/1962 states the Park Service will continue to monitor elk populations to keep herd in line with food sources.

Cody Enterprise section dated 04/12/1962 which shows problems with over population of Yellowstone by Elk.

Article in unknown paper about Bison who range in and out of Yellowstone Park, concern over brucellosis was a topic.

Copy of Bozeman Daily Chronicle article dated 04/08/1990 speaking to hunting bison outside of Yellowstone Park boundary. Main concern is brucellosis which people say infects half of Yellowstone Park herd.