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New York State Bureau of Wildlife Hunting, Fishing, and Trapping Publications


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Overview of the Records

Repository:

New York State Archives
New York State Education Department
Cultural Education Center
Albany, NY 12230

Summary:
This series consists of published Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) guides pertaining to the regulation of small and big game hunting; fishing; and trapping. Also included is a small collection of fiscal report pamphlets from the Conservation Fund Advisory Council and its successor, the Conservation Fund Advisory Board, as well as two copies of "A History of Small Game Season in New York State" from 1963 and 1970.
Creator:
Title:
Hunting, fishing, and trapping publications
Quantity:

4.75 cubic feet

100 volumes

Inclusive Dates:
1959-2006
Bulk Dates:
1970-2000
Series Number:
B2705

Arrangement

None.

Scope and Content Note

This series consists of published Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) guides pertaining to the regulation of small and big game hunting; fishing; and trapping. Also included is a small collection of fiscal report pamphlets from the Conservation Fund Advisory Council and its successor, the Conservation Fund Advisory Board, as well as two copies of "A History of Small Game Season in New York State" from 1963 and 1970.

B2705-19A: This accretion includes published DEC guides, pamphlets, and reports relating to documentation of ecological communities across New York State; wildlife tracking methods, procedures, and studies; and wildlife recreation within parks and historic sites. Publications and relating documentation (such as memorandums and reports) contain information regarding the evolution of New York State ecological standards as promoted by DEC.

Acquisition Information

This series was transferred under RDA 90336.

Access Restrictions

There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.

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Detailed Description

Dates Contents Box Folder

Accretion: B2705-19
1981-1985 Fishing, Small Game Hunting, Trapping Regulation Guides 1 1
1985-1992 Fishing, Small Game Hunting, Trapping Regulation Guides 1 2
1993-1997 Canada Goose Hunting Season Regulations Guide 1 3
1982-1989 Fiscal Reports Pamphlets, Conservation Fund Advisory Council 1 4
1981-1994 Wild Turkey Hunting Season Regulation Guides 1 5
1979-1981 Small Game Hunting / Fishing Regulation Guides 1 6
1959-1975 Hunting, Trapping, Fishing Guides 1 7
1979-1994 Trapping Regulation Guides 1 8
1994-2001 Hunting & Trapping Regulation Guides 1 9
1977-2002 Fishing Regulation Guides 1 10
1975-1994 Small Game Hunting Regulation Guides 1 11
1981-2000 Waterfowl Hunting Season Regulation Guides 1 12
1980-1994 Big Game Hunting Regulation Guides 1 13
1971 Updating Lists for Small Game Seasons+A20: C30 1 14
1963-1970 A History of Some Small Game Seasons in New York State 1 15
Miscellaneous Hunting & Trapping Pamphlets 1 16

Accretion: B2705-19A
circa 1946-1970 Deer Reprints #1-#22 1 1
circa 1964-1970 Deer Reprints #23-#31 1 2
circa 1957-1973 Deer Reprints #32-#41 1 3
circa 1946-1972 Deer Reprints #42-#55 1 4
circa 1956-1970 Bear Reprints #1-4 1 5
circa 1966-1969 Wildlife Management Reprints #1-#6 1 6
circa 1963-1992 Deer (folder 1 of 4) 1 7
circa 1943-1996 Deer (folder 2 of 4) 1 8
circa 1935-1998 Deer (folder 3 of 4) 1 9
circa 1953-2000 Deer (folder 4 of 4) 1 10
1986-1990 Deer Take 1 11
circa 1981-1991 Coyotes (folder 1 of 2) 1 12
circa 1950-1991 Coyotes (folder 2 of 2) 1 13
circa 1986-1997 Beavers 1 14
circa 1948-2001 Furbearer Management / Trapping (folder 1 of 2) 1 15
circa 1978-1996 Furbearer Management / Trapping (folder 12of 2) 1 16
1972-1982 Telemetry & Radio Tracking 1 17
1959 Sampling as an Exact Science 1 18
circa 1959-2005 Wildlife Habitat 2 1
circa 1954-2001 Wildlife Conservation (General) 2 2
circa 1979-1998 Wildlife Recreation (General) 2 3
1984-1994 New York Natural Heritage Program 2 4
circa 1984-1992 Return a Gift to Wildlife 2 5
circa 1923-1998 Fish / Shellfish 2 6
circa 1989-2000 Raptors 2 7
1979-1995 Pheasants 2 8
circa 1981-2000 Game Birds 2 9
circa 1962-1999 Waterfowl / Migratory Birds 2 10
circa 1955-2006 Reptiles & Amphibians (Herpetofauna) 2 11
circa 1971-2000 Hunting (folder 1 of 3) 2 12
circa 1936-1997 Hunting (folder 2 of 3) 2 13
circa 1949-1985 Hunting (folder 3 of 3) 2 14
circa 1974-1993 Hunting Tags / Report Forms 2 15
Big Game Cookery 2 16
1946-1963 Questions Hunters Ask 2 17
circa 1980-1991 Black Bear Checking Manuals 2 18
1983-1995 Deer Checking Manuals 2 19
1968 Study of Non-Resident Landowners in Southwestern New York (Allegany, Cattaraugus, Chautauqua Counties) 2 20
Maps - Adirondacks & Catskills 2 21
Maps - Counties A - D 2 22
Maps - Counties E - H 2 23
Maps - Counties M - R 2 24
Maps - Counties S - W 2 25
A Wildlife Biologist Speaks Out About Animal Welfare, Ben Tullar 3 1
circa 1992 Landfills 3 2
circa 1984-1996 Canals 3 3
1981-1984 Birds 3 4
circa 1951-1982 Bears (folder 1 of 3) 3 5
circa 1970-2004 Bears (folder 2 of 3) 3 6
circa 1951-1991 Bears (folder 3 of 3) 3 7
1979-1984 Bears (Catskills Studies) 3 8
1983-2003 Bear Harvest 3 9
1976-1989 Forests 3 10
circa 1971-1998 Wildlife Pathology 3 11
1939 Graphic Survey of the Mohawk River Basin (Executive Department, Division of State Planning) 3 12
1938 Preliminary Survey of NYS Water Resources (Executive Department, Division of State Planning) 3 13
1980-1994 DEC Newsletters (Miscellaneous) 3 14
1996 DEC News & Views Newsletter 3 15
1990-2001 DEC Furbearer Management Newsletter 3 16
1994-1996 DEC Big Game Program Briefs 3 17
1989-1995 DEC Bureau of Wildlife Newsletter 3 18
circa 1992 As the Lab Turns - Wildlife Resources Center Newsletter 3 19
1980-1982 The Advisor - DEC Women's Advisory Program Newsletter 3 20
circa 1986-1995 DEC People Newsletter 3 21
1978-1999 Trapping Guides 3 22
1976-1994 Small Game Hunting Guides 3 24
1981-1995 Waterfowl / Game Bird Hunting Regulations 3 25
1980-1989 Fishing, Small Game, & Trapping Regulations Guides 3 26
1953-1969 Hunting & Trapping Guides 3 27
1989-2002 Fishing Regulations Guides 3 28
1994-2002 Hunting & Trapping Regulations Guides 3 28
1974-1994 Big Game Hunting Guides 3 30