Hunter, Gilbert N.

Gilbert N. Hunter was born January 24, 1900 in Salina, Kansas. He attended East High School in Denver and the University of Colorado at Boulder. In May 1919, Hunter began working with the U.S. Department of the Interior General Land Office, and became a forest ranger in 1921. In 1940, Hunter began his twenty-seven year career with the State of Colorado when Arthur H. Carhart hired him as a zoologist with the Colorado State Game and Fish Department. In this capacity, Hunter conducted a big game population census and later supervised Colorado's Pittman-Robertson projects. In 1942, Hunter was promoted to State Game and Fish Manager, the only person to hold this position. A 1948 reorganization split the fish and game activities between different departments, with Hunter becoming State Game Manager. Hunter continued as State Game Manager until his retirement in 1968. Following his retirement Hunter received the General Motors Conservation Award.