Originally scheduled to meet in New York City, February 26, 27 and 28, 1945, Hotel Pennsylvania. Government ban on all conventions, made effective February 1, 1945, necessitated cancellation of actual meetings. The major portion of the papers planned for this Conference are printed herewith.
Contents
Land Use for Public Hunting
PROGRESS OF THE PUBLIC GAME LANDS PROGRAM IN PENNSYLVANIA, Seth Gordon
EVALUATION OF THE NEW YORK STATE EXPERIMENTAL COOPERATIVE LANDOWNER-SPORTSMAN CONTROLLED PUBLIC HUNTING GROUND PROGRAM 1939-1943, A. W. Bromley
Waterfowl
BASIC CONCEPTS OF WATERFOWL MANAGEMENT, Ira N. Gabrielson
THOUGHTS OF A DUCK HUNTER, Ray P. Holland
MIGRATORY WATERFOWL CONDITIONS IN SASKATCHEWAN, C. L. Bertrand
THE PERMANENT VALUE OF REFUGES IN WATERFOWL MANAGEMENT, J. Clark Salyer II
CALIFORNIA'S WILDFOWL CONDITIONS, H. R. Basford
FLYWAY REGULATIONS, Frederick C. Lincoln
A FEW COMMENTS ON WILDFOWLING, Frederick K. Barbour
In the Wake of War
RETRAINING THE G.I. TO SHOOT SAFELY, Col. George 0. Van Orden
HUNTING ACCIDENTS, C. B. lister
FITNESS EXAMINATION FOR HUNTERS, W. C. Shaffer
THE SEMI-AUTOMATIC AS A SPORTER, Commander Thurman Randle
Production and Marketing of Fur
THE PROBLEM OF UNDERTRAPPING IN MUSKRAT MANAGEMENT, Daniel W. lay
CAPACITY OF ILLINOIS LAND TYPES TO PRODUCE FURS, Lee E. Yeager
PELTING EQUIPMENT AND HOW TO SKIN, FLESH, STRETCH AND DRY PELTS, Harry Van Cl eve
PROCESSING HUDSON SEAL, David L. Levin
RESEARCH AN IMPORTANT FACTOR IN FUR SEAL MANAGEMENT, Robert K. Enders
ECONOMICS OF THE FUR TRADE, Alexander T. Macleod
COMMENTS ON THE PAPERS ON THE FUR INDUSTRY PROGRAM, Samuel A. Graham
Forest Lands and Wildlife
INTRODUCTORY REMARKS, N. W. Hosley
FOREST WILDLIFE AND NATIONAL FOREST LAND MANAGEMENT PRACTICES, Theodore C. Fearnow
PROPOSED MANAGEMENT OF FORESTED GAME LANDS IN PENNSYLVANIA, C. C. Freeburn
OBSERVATIONS OF THE INCOMPATIBILITY OF WOOD AND GAME PRODUCTION, Paul A. Herbert
ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS OF FOREST EDGES IN RELATION TO WILDLIFE, Frank B. Barick
SMALL MAMMALS OF THE FOREST, William J. Hamilton, Jr., and David B. Cook
IS THE BAG LIMIT ENOUGH?, J. V. K. Wagar
TIMBER AND GAME - TWIN CROPS, Harold Titus
Croplands and Wildlife
INTRODUCTORY REMARKS, Warren W. Chase
THE OUTLOOK FOR FARM WILDLIFE, Aldo Leopold
SOME BIOLOGIC AND ECONOMIC ASPECTS OF FIELD BORDER MANAGEMENT, Charles A. Dambach
MANAGEMENT OF BOB-WHITE ON THE OAK-TALL GRASS PRAIRIE, NORTH CENTRAL OKLAHOMA, F. M. Baumgartner
WATER, FISHES, AND CROPLAND MANAGEMENT, Thomas H. Langlois
A FARMER LOOKS AT WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT, Hartwell E. Roper
EXPERIMENTAL COOKERY WITH SURPLUS FISH AND WILDLIFE, Anna M. Olsen and George 0. Hendrickson
Commercial Fisheries
THE ECONOMIC FUTURE OF THE ATLANTIC FISHERIES FROM THE POINT OF VIEW OF AN OCEAN POUND-NET OPERATOR, Robert L. Doxsee
INTERSTATE COOPERATION IN THE FISHERY FIELD ON THE ATLANTIC COAST, Wayne D. Heydecker
UTILIZATION OF THE SURF CLAM MACTRA SOLIDISSIMA, Joseph B. Glancy
Marshes, Water, and Wildlife
INTRODUCTORY REMARKS, James Nelson Gowanloch
IMPROVEMENT OF FISHING IN OLD PONDS, H. S. Swingle
THE RELATION OF LAND RECLAMATION TO AQUATIC WILDLIFE RESOURCES IN SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA, William T. Penfound and John D. Schneidau
A WATERFOWL BANDING STUDY ON A NEW IMPOUNDMENT, Carl R. Warren
HALF A THOUSAND MILES OF PUBLIC TROUT STREAM, John R. Greeley
SOME RESULTS OF WATERFOWL BANDING IN WESTERN CANADA BY DUCKS UNLIMITED (CANADA), B. W. Cartwright
ECONOMIC IMPORTANCE OF THE WATER HYACINTH, EICHHORNIA CRASSIPES, IN MANAGEMENT OF WATER AREAS, James Nelson Gowan loch
Parks, Refuges, Urban Lands, and Wildlife
INTRODUCTORY REMARKS, J. J. Hickey
RESEARCH PROBLEMS ON THE UNITED STATES NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGES, Clarence Cottam
PEOPLE, Roberts Mann
UNSOLVED PROBLEMS CONCERNING WILDLIFE IN MEXICAN NATIONAL PARKS, William Vogt
NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL CONSERVATION PROBLEMS, Carl D. Shoemaker
Educational Forum
EDUCATION AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION, Ira N. Gabrielson
POSTWAR PROBLEMS IN FORESTRY EDUCATION, N. W. Hosley
EXTENSION SPECIALISTS FOR WILDLIFE A NECESSITY, George W. McCullough
ECOLOGY AS THE BASIS FOR TRAINING TEACHERS IN NATURE AND CONSERVATION EDUCATION, Richard L. Weaver
Range Lands and Wildlife
INTRODUCTORY REMARKS, James N. Templer
BIG GAME AND LIVESTOCK ON THE WESTERN RANGE, H. E. Schwan
ALL FLESH IS GRASS, Clifford C. Presnall
RANGE RODENTS AND PLANT SUCCESSION, Richard M. Bond
METHODS OF DETERMINING TRENDS IN BIG GAME NUMBERS AND RANGE CONDITIONS, Gilbert N. Hunter
DEER MANAGEMENT PROBLEMS AS RELATED TO DISEASES AND PARASITES OF DOMESTIC RANGE LIVESTOCK, Carlton M. Herman
NATIONAL PARK WILDLIFE RANGES, Harold M. Ratcliff and Lowell Sumner
BIG GAME-RANGE LIVESTOCK COMPETITION ON WESTERN RANGES, L. A. Stoddart and D. I. Rasmussen
Recent Developments in Wildlife Research
INTRODUCTORY REMARKS, Douglas E. Wade
SOME RECENT COOPERATIVE RESEARCHES AT WISCONSIN IN FISHERY BIOLOGY, Arthur D. Hasler
CAUSES OF DEATH AMONG INDIANA FISHES, William E. Ricker
RELATION OF BUFFER SPECIES ABUNDANCE TO FOX PREDATION ON GROUSE NESTS, Robert W. Darrow
WATERFOWL AND THEIR MANAGEMENT IN INLAND TEXAS, Hilbert R. Siegler
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