Transactions of the 6th North American Wildlife and Natural Resources Conference

Transactions of the 6th North American Wildlife and Natural Resources Conference

Transactions of the 6th North American Wildlife and Natural Resources Conference

Hotel Peabody Memphis, TN

Part I - General Sessions

  • Address of Welcome, G. R. Mayfield
  • Greetings from Memphis, Walter Chandler
  • Message from Canada, Hoyes Lloyd
  • Greetings from Mexico, Senor Juan Zinser
  • Wildlife's Share in the Use of the Land, Claude R. Wickard
  • An End to Traffic in Wild Bird Plumage, John Baker
  • The Stockman's Viewpoint on Conservation, Sylvan J. Pauly
  • Agriculture's Interest in Conservation, H. W. Hachbaum
  • The Future for Conservation, Ira N. Gabrielson
  • Defense and Conservation, Ross Collins, Kenneth A. Reid, Edward W. Aliso, William J. Bacon
  • An Address Read for the Honorable Homer D. Adkins, Governor of Arkansas
  • Fish Refuse to Recognize Man's Boundary Lines, Charles E. Jackson
  • Law Enforcement, R. G. Turner
  • The Importance of Fur Resources in Wildlife Administration, Alexander T. Macleod
  • Administration of Public Lands, Justus H. Cline
  • Summary and Analysis of the Conference, Frank Thone

Part II - Special Sessions

Conservation Education and Publicity

  • For the U.S. Government, Walton Onslow
  • For the U. S. Forest Service, Charles E. Randall
  • For the U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Howard Zahniser
  • For the U. S. Soil Conservation Service, George Barnes
  • For the National Wildlife Federation, George Lundy
  • For the Radio, Shannon Allen
  • For the Sportsman, Nash Buckingham
  • For the Outdoor Writers' Association, Dave Roberts and Ray Osborne
  • For the National Conference of Conservation Education and Publicity Directors, Townsend Godsey, C. A. Paquin, and John C. Caldwell
  • For the Schools, Ernest Ball
  • For the Press, Edward J. Meeman
  • Special Remarks, Bob Edge

Carrying Capacity Determination on Wildlife Areas

  • Forage Inventory Methods, with Special Reference to Big Game Ranges, H. E. Schwan and Lloyd Swift
  • Carrying Capacity of Southern Michigan Game Range, H. D. Ruhl
  • Winter Range Conditions in Rocky Mountain National Park, Harold M. Ratcliff
  • The Determination of Carrying Capacity on Wildlife Areas, G. E. Mitchell
  • The Carrying Capacity of Southeastern Quail Lands, Herbert L. Stoddard and Ed. V. Komarek
  • The Use and Availability of the More Common Winter Deer Browse Plants in the Missouri Ozarks, Paul D. Dalke

Appraisal of Stream Improvement Programs

  • An Appraisal of Stream Improvement Programs of the National Forests of Northeastern States, Theodore C. Fearnow
  • The Management of Trout Streams, H. S. Davis
  • Productivity of Three Smallmouth Bass Streams, Eugene W. Surber
  • Two Processes Operating for the Reduction in Abundance or Elimination of Fish Species from Certain Types of Water Areas, Thomas H. Langlois
  • A Second Season of Creel Census on Four Tennessee Valley Authority Reservoirs, Clarence M. Tarzwell

Fisheries Problems in Impounded Waters

  • The Growth of Game Fishes in Norris Reservoir During the First Five Years of Impoundment, R. W. Eschmeyer and Alden M. Jones
  • Objectives for Investigations Fundamental to a Lake Management Program, O. Lloyd Meehean
  • The Use of Fertilizer for Controlling the Pond Weed, E. V. Smith and H. S. Swingle
  • Problems of Fish Management on Grand Mesa National Forest in Colorado, Wilfred A. Lyall
  • Density Currents in Impounded Waters - Their Significance from the Standpoint of Fisheries Management, A. H. Wiebe
  • A Preliminary Report on the Census of Commercial Fishing in TVA Impoundments, Paul Bryan and Clarence M. Tarzwell

Desirability for Control of Predators in Wildlife Management

  • Desirability for Control of Predators in Wildlife Management as Experienced in Arizona, K. C. Kartchner
  • The Advisability of Paying Bounties for the Killing of Predators, Richard Gerstell
  • Some Coyote-Wildlife Relationships, E. E. Horn
  • Predator Control in Southeastern Quail Management, Herbert L. Stoddard and Ed. V. Komarek
  • Predator Control and Wildlife Management, William E. Riter

Relationship of Fur Animals to Game and Fish Management

  • Problems of Beaver Management in a Fish and Game Program, Gardiner Bump
  • Muskrats in the Duck Marsh, Miles D. Pirnie
  • Fur, Fish, and Game-Some Suggested Relationships, Douglas Wade
  • Management Studies of Transplanted Beavers in the Pacific Northwest, Victor B. Scheffer
  • The Position of Fur Resources in the Scheme of Wildlife Management, Frank G. Ashbrook

Removing Surpluses of Wildlife

  • Removing Surplus Deer by Hunting, Allegheny National Forest, Pennsylvania, Randal McCain
  • What Happens During a Game Harvest?, Lawrence E. Hicks
  • Removing Surpluses from National Wildlife Refuges, Philip A. DuMont and William Krummes
  • Wildlife Surpluses in the National Parks, Victor H. Cahalane
  • Removing Surpluses of Wildlife from the Standpoint of State Administration, Elliott S. Barker
  • Responsibilities and Limitations in Removing Game Surpluses on National Forest Areas, H. L. Shantz

Published annually since 1915, the Transactions of the North American Wildlife and Natural Resources Conference provide a unique and informative record of the direction and momentum of professional natural resource management. Tracking current research and management emphases and the perspectives and approaches to meeting the challenges to sustaining and conserving North America's wildlife and their habitats, the Transactions is a valuable reference for all who deal with the complexities and intricacies of natural resource issues, policies and programs.

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