Montana Fish and Game Commission Records 1901-1966

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Montana Fish and Game Commission Records 1901-1966

These records (1901-1966) of the Montana Fish and Game Commission consist of financial records; legal documents regarding the removal of State Fish Game Warden J. S. McFarland; reports; subject files on Flint Creek, the Montana Search and Rescue Association, and various test projects; and miscellany, including journals for state fish spawning stations and hatcheries, blueprints and architectural drawings for Lewis and Clark Caverns, license registers (1913-1919, 1921-1924), confiscation registers (1929-1939, 1942-1950), case records (1924-1939), and docket registers (1901-1938).

6.8 linear feet of shelf space

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Montana Fish and Game Commission

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The Board of Game and Fish Commissioners was established in March of 1895 to oversee licensing and hunting practices in the state. The Board was comprised of three commissioners, appointed by the Governor and was empowered to appoint a State Fish and Game Warden. The warden also served as secretary and business agent of the Board. The first warden was chosen in 1898. The Board was abolished in 1901, but the functions were assumed by the State Fish Commissioners in 1907. The State Fish Commission...