Held March 18 to 20 1940 in Washington, D. C.
Contents
PART I - GENERAL SESSIONS
ADDRESS OF WELCOME, Harold L. Ickes
MESSAGE FROM CANADA, Hoyes Lloyd
PLANNING FOR WILDLIFE RESTORATION, Ira N. Gabrielson
KEEPING TABS ON WILDLIFE LEGISLATION, Carl D. Shoemaker
POLLUTION ON THE RUN, Karl E. Mundt
HOW GOES THE PITTMAN-ROBERTSON ACT?, Albert M. Day
THE CCC IN THE WILDLIFE PROGRAM, Charles H. Taylor
THE RELATIONSHIP OF COMMERCIAL AND SPORT FISHERMEN, Charles E. Jackson
IS THE FARMER-SPORTSMAN COUNCIL THE ANSWER?, John D. Chalk, D. I. Rasmussen, Frank C. Edminster. Colin M cF. Reed, Arnold Nicholson, J. Paul Miller
SELLING WILDLIFE TO THE PUBLIC, A. Willis Robertson, Frank Thone, Mrs. Gideon N. Stieff, C. A. Paquin, John G. Mock, Bob Edge, H. W. Hochbaum, John H. Baker, W. T. Spanton
PART II - SPECIAL SESSIONS
Fish Stocking Policies
NEW YORK'S BIOLOGICAL SURVEY AS A BASIS FOR FISH MANAGEMENT RESEARCH, C. W. Greene
FOREST SERVICE FISHERIES DEVELOPMENTS AND POLICIES IN THE SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES, Ancil D. Holloway
WHAT ARE THE PROSPECTS FOR THE CONTINUATION OF SPORT FISHING IN TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY WATERS?, A. H. Wiebe
A COORDINATED FISH MANAGEMENT PLAN FOR NORTH IDAHO, David J. Maclay
A DISCUSSION OF FISH STOCKING POLICIES IN NATIONAL AND STATE PARKS OF THE SOUTHEASTERN STATES, Willis King
FISH STOCKING IN THE NATIONAL FORESTS IN THE NORTH CENTRAL REGION AND THE COORDINATED PROGRAM IN MICHIGAN, R. R. Hill
NATURAL PRODUCTIVITY OF FISH AND CRAYFISH IN RIFFLES, E. L. Wickliff
PREDATOR CONTROL IN RELATION TO FISH MANAGEMENT IN ALASKA, Carl L. Hubbs
THE FORAGE RATIO AND ITS USE IN DETERMINING THE FOOD GRADE OF STREAMS, A. D. Hess and Albert Swartz
SOME FACTORS OF IMPORTANCE IN A STOCKING POLICY FOR TROUT AND SALMON LAKES, Gerald P. Cooper
Values of Non-Game Species
ECOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION OF THE MAMMALS AND BIRDS OF WALKER COUNTY, TEXAS, AND SOME ADJOINING AREAS, Walter P. Taylor
SOME BIRDS NATURALIZED IN NORTH AMERICA, May Thacher Cooke and Phoebe Knappen
RELATION OF FRANKLIN'S GULL COLONIES TO AGRICULTURE ON THE GREAT PLAINS, Philip A. DuMont
THE INFLUENCE OF BIRDS ON LOCAL GRASSHOPPER OUTBREAKS IN CALIFORNIA, Johnson A. Neff and C. C. Wilson
BIRDS AS A FACTOR IN CONTROLLING INSECT DEPREDATIONS, Clarence Cottam and Francis M. Uhler
BIRD CONTROL: A STATEMENT OF FEDERAL POLICIES WITH A SUGGESTED METHOD OF APPROACH, E. R. Kalmbach and Johnson A. Neff
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPROVEMENT FOR VALUABLE NON-GAME ANIMALS, William R. Van Dersal
THE FISH-EATING BIRD PROBLEM AT THE FISH HATCHERIES OF THE NORTHEAST, Richard H. Pough
Measurement of Fish Populations
REPORT ON THE UPPER PECOS RIVER CREEL CENSUS, SANTA FE NATIONAL FOREST, Merle A. Gee
AN ANALYSIS OF FISHING IN THE TVA IMPOUNDMENTS DURING 1939, R. William Eschmeyer and Clarence M. Tarzwell
THE FISH POPULATION OF A SMALL POND IN NORTHERN ALABAMA, Clarence M. Tarzwell
ESTIMATION OF A BREEDING POPULATION OF CHUB SUCKERS, A. Heaton Uderhill
BEAVER-TROUT RELATIONSHIP IN THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN REGION, D. I . Rasmussen
MEASUREMENT OF FISH POPULATIONS IN THE RUSSIAN RIVER, ALASKA, Oliver T. Edwards
EXPERIMENTS ON THE STOCKING OF FISH PONDS, H. S. Swingle and E. V. Smith
AN ATTEMPT TO EVALUATE THE EFFECT OF STREAM IMPROVEMENT IN CONNECTICUT, George W. Hunter, Ill, Lyle M. Thorpe and David E. Grosvenor
CONTROL OF GAR FISH IN LOUISIANA, Jame s Nelson Gowanloch
Wildlife Management on Agricultural Lands
WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT ON LAND DITCHED FOR AGRICULTURE, Warren S. Bourn
THE LIFE EQUATION OF THE RINGNECK PHEASANT IN PENNSYLVANIA, Pierce E. Randall
COTTONTAIL NESTING - STUDY IN PENNSYLVANIA, John D. Beule
NESTING COVER USED BY MEARNS COTTONTAIL, George 0. Hendrickson
THE EFFECT OF LAND-USE ADJUSTMENTS ON WILDLIFE POPULATIONS IN THE OHIO VALLEY REGION, Charles A. Dambach
A STUDY OF BOBWHITE FOODS IN RELATION TO FARM PROBLEMS IN NORTHERN MISSISSIPPI, J. A. Johnson
IS WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT PRACTICAL NEAR POPULATION CENTERS?, Merrill C. Gilfillan
WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT IN COAL STRIPPED LAND, Lee E. Yeager
REGULATED PRIVATE SHOOTING PRESERVES IN CONNECTICUT, Leslie A. Williamson
WHY MORE WILDLIFE IS NOT PRODUCED ON AGRICULTURAL LAND, J. Paul Miller and Burwell B. Powell
Waterfowl Habitat Management
COLLECTING AND STORING SEEDS OF WATERFOWL FOOD PLANTS FOR PROPAGATION, W. F. Kubicheck
STUDIES PRELIMINARY TO A WATERFOWL HABITAT RESTORATION PROGRAM ALONG THE ILLINOIS RIVER, Harry G. Anderson
WATERFOWL MANAGEMENT ON THE ATLANTIC COAST REFUGES, Richard E. Griffith
RESTORATION OF WATERFOWL HABITAT IN WESTERN CANADA, B. W. Cartwright
CANADA GOOSE HABITATS IN UTAH AND OREGON, C. S. Williams and C. A. Sooter
SMALL AREA MANAGEMENT FOR WATERFOWL, Miles D. Pirnie
WOOD DUCK HABITAT MANAGEMENT IN ILLINOIS, Arthur S. Hawkins and Frank C. Bellrose, Jr.
THE MUSKRAT: A FACTOR IN WATERFOWL HABITAT MANAGEMENT, William T. Krummes
CROW-WATERFOWL RELATIONSHIPS ON FEDERAL REFUGES, Merrill C. Hammond
Introduced Species
THE HUNGARIAN AND CHUKAR PARTRIDGES IN PENNSYLVANIA, Richard Gerstell
THE INTRODUCTION AND TRANSPLANTATION OF GAME BIRDS AND MAMMALS INTO THE STATE OF NEW YORK, Gardiner Bump
THE ROLE OF EXOTICS IN THE OHIO VALLEY, Lawrence E. Hicks
GAME INTRODUCTIONS IN MICHIGAN, H. D. Ruhl
POSSIBLE TEMPERATURE FACTORS IN NORTH CENTRAL PHEASANT DISTRIBUTION, Rudolf Bennitt and Harold V. Terrill
THE CHUKAR AND HUNGARIAN PARTRIDGES IN AMERICA, Clarence Cottam, Arnold L. Nelson and Lawrence W. Saylor
WILDLIFE INTRODUCTIONS IN ALASKA, Olaus J. Murie
THE EUROPEAN WILD HOG IN AMERICA, A. C. Shaw
ROCKY MOUNTAIN GOATS IN THE BLACK HILLS OF SOUTH DAKOTA, Lloyd W. Swift
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