NEVADA FISH & GAME/WILDLIFE HISTORY PROJECT COLLECTION TO DATE: JULY 2010 & APRIL 2013 * Biennial Reports to the Governor of Nevada Fish Commission 1878-1916 (no reports 1898-1907); 3-ring binder Fish & Game Commission 1917-1942; 3-ring binder Fish & Game Commission 1942-1944 to 1974-1976; bound copies Note: 1966-1970 period covered by two annual reports, 1966-1968 and 1968-1970. *Nevada Fish & Game News April 1935 - August 1939 (broken file) *Law Enforcement Manual 1954 *Fish & Game News Bulletins 1951 - September 1956 (broken series) *Nevada Wildlife Magazine (monthly) July 1960 - May 1966 (complete) *Nevada Outdoors - Wildlife Review (quarterly) Spring 1967 - Summer 1972 (complete) *Annual Report - Nevada Fish & Game Commission 1953, 1955-1961 *Nevada Fish & Game Employees Information (generally 1947-1980 ) *Nevada State Fish and Game Personnel 1936 - December 31, 1979 (a listing) *Photo Albums ( in process) Group photos of personnel 1953-1970's Directors, Deputy Directors & Commissioners 1947-1980 & Commission Events Agency Buildings 1
*A Policy Plan for the Management of Nevada's Wildlife through 1990 *A Guide to Fish Allocation Policy & Procedure, 1958 by Frantz & D. King *Biological Bulletins #1 The Chukar Partridge in Nevada - Christensen #2 Let's Go Desert Quail Hunting - Gullion #3 Exotic Game Bird Introductions in Nevada - Christensen #4 The Chukar Partridge - Christensen #5 Ruby Butte Deer Herd - Papez #6 The Desert Bighorn Sheep of Nevada - McQuivey #7 Fish of Lake Mead and Lake Mohave - Allan/Roden #8 Nevada Raptors - Herron, Mortimore, Rawlings #9 Nevada Survey of Economic Value of Trophy Big Game and Deer Harvest, 1984-1986 - Fenton Kay, PhD #10 Wildlife & Wildlife Habitat Associated with the Humboldt River and Its Major Tributaries - Rawlings/Neel #11 Nevada Black Bears, Their Ecology, Management and Conservation - Goodrich #12 Wildlife Population Trends in Grazed Riparian Habitats of Northeastern Nevada #13 Nevada's Pronghorn Antelope, Ecology, Management and Conservation - Tsukamoto #14 Nevada's Mule Deer - Wasley #15 Nevada's Black Bear Ecology & Conservation of a Charismatic Omnivore - Lackey *Species Management Plans and Other Publications Report to the State of Nevada Fish & Game Commission 1951 - Gabrielson Chukar Partridge Species Management Plan 1976 - Molini Lahontan Cutthroat Trout Fishery Management Plan for the Humboldt River Drainage Basin 1982 - Coffin The Desert Tortoise Piute Valley Study Plot 1983 - Mortimore/Schneider Pronghorn Antelope Species Management Plan 1983 - Tsukamoto 2
The Mountain Lion in Nevada 1983 - Ashman and others Fishes of Nevada 1984 - Coffin Elk Species Management Plan 1997 - Department Technical Team Bighorn Sheep Management Plan 2001 - Bighorn Sheep Committee A Review of Distribution of Gallinaceous Game Birds in Nevada 1957 - Gullion/Christensen Effects of Drought and Hunting on the Chukar Partridge 1958 - Christensen The Birds of North America, No. 258, 1996 Life Histories for the 21st Century - Chukar -Christensen The Birds of North America, No. 328, 1998 Life Histories for the 21st Century - Himalayan Snowcock - Christensen Movement of Mule Deer in Northeastern Nevada 1963 - Gruell and Papez Survey of Fish and Game Problems in Nevada, Bulletin #36 Nevada Legislative Counsel Bureau, January 1959 Hatching and Rearing the Himalayan Snow Partridge in Captivity 1971 - Abbott and Christensen Fall Food Items Utilized by Chukars in Kashmir, India 1971 - Oakleaf and Robertson A Collection of Nevada newspaper accounts pertaining to predators and predation - McQuivey *Individual contributions (proposed, in development, or on hand) Miscellaneous published and unpublished reports, memoranda and statements of Joe Greenley, and, where noted, in concert with others 1951-1982, and color photos of activities during the 1951-1953 period. Nevada Fish & Game Commission's contribution to the Restoration of the Pyramid Lake Fishery 1948-1960's - Trelease Western Shoshone Aboriginal Hunting & Fishing Rights in Nevada - Parsons Entry & Evolution in Automation/Data Processing 1954-1978 (and briefly into the 80's - 90's) - Wright Development of a Statewide Two-Way Radio System - Wright History of the Ruby Marsh Fishery - Green 3
Historical Game Fish Introductions into Waters of Nevada from 1877 to the Present - Curran The Creation and Passage of AB660, an Endangered Species Bill 1969 - Nappe The Non-game Program Resulting from AB660 - Herron Fish & Game/Wildlife Commission Organizational Structure over the Years - Wright Aircraft Use in Nevada's Wildlife Management: personal experiences and benefits to various programs Lower Truckee River Modifications by Army Corp of Engineers 1960's - Johnson and Curran Stream and Lake surveys - 1950's - Curran & Trelease Trophy Fish Program - 1968 - Warren Lawsuit: Elko Co. vs. Department of Wildlife - Molini, Erickson, Barngrover Court Decision: Wildlife and beneficial use of water; Blue Lakes, Humboldt County - 1988 - Jim Jeffress Point Reyes Land Exchange with Federal Lands in Elko County - McColm Investing in Wildlife Management Areas - Wright The Introduction and Transplanting of Native Big Game Species and Consideration of Other Big Game Animals- Tsukamoto, Hess and others Boating Program - Messmann Hunter Safety Program - J. King Colorado River Wildlife Management Committee - Trelease, Donaldson Activities of the Fisheries Division of the Nevada Department of Fish and Game - 1947-1980 - Dieringer, Trelease and others Pyramid Lake and the Restoration of Lahontan Cutthroat Trout - Rice *A Collection of documents on big game - Hess #1 Hess, M. 1998. Nevada Mule Deer Management Program Summary: Special Report to the Nevada Legislature. unpublished manuscript. Reno: Nev. Div. of Wildl. 19pp 4
* DVDs #2 Hess, M. 1998. Nevada, the Kaibab, Deer and Predators: a special report prepared for the Nevada Wildlife Coalition [draft]. unpublished manuscript. Reno: Nev. Div. of Wildl. 42pp #3 Hess, M. 1985. Nevada's Use of Change-In-Ratio Estimates to Establish Deer Hunting Quotas. Pages 67-81 in S.L. Beasom and S.F. Robertson, eds. Game harvest Management. CaesarKleburg Wildlife Research Inst., Kingville, Tex. #4 Hess, M. 1997. Density Dependence in Nevada Mule Deer. Pages 62-70 in James C. devos, Jr., ed. Proceedings of the 1997 Deer/Elk Workshop, Rio Rico, Arizona. Arizona Game and Fish Department. Phoenix. #5 Hess, M. 2002. Historical Use of Nevada Rangelands and Implications for Mule Deer Habitats. 3pp. In Restoration and Management of Sagebrush/Grass Communities Workshop, Elko, Nevada. #6 Hess, M. Draft: Nevada Bonanza Deforestation and Mule Deer. 121pp 1950-era movie on chukar hunting, waterfowl hunting at Stillwater and pheasant hunting, filmed by Buck Wheeler. Himalayan Snow Partridge capture in Hunza, holding at Mason Valley WMA, and release in Ruby Mts., 1960's - Christensen Nevada Range Story 1970's - McColm Ruby Butte Deer Study *Special Publications Hunting the Desert Ram - Tsukamoto Following the Nevada Wildlife Trail, a History of Nevada Wildlife & Wildlife Management - Mathis Nevada Upland Game Hunter's Notebook - McDowell 5