Montana Fisheries Division Records 1906-1991

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Montana Fisheries Division Records 1906-1991

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Records (1906-1991) from the Fisheries Division of the Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks consist of general correspondence (1930-1988); minutes (1940-1991); financial records (1910-1970); hatchery activity logs (1920-1965); lake and stream survey cards; reports (1906-1990); subject files (1879-1990); and clippings (1964). [Photographs were separated to the Photograph Archives].

8.2 linear feet of shelf space

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Montana. Fisheries Division

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Montana passed its first laws related to fish regulation in 1864, governing the manner in which fish could be caught. Additional laws governing fish were passed in the ensuing years and fish stocking occurred in many rivers and lakes, but it was not until 1896 that the first fish hatchery was built in Montana. Located on Bridger Creek near Bozeman, this hatchery was built by the federal government and operated under the direction of Dr. James Henshall. In 1901 the Montana Department...