Interviewer
Susan J. Buchel
Files
Description
Victor May discusses maintenance and seasonal duties on the National Bison Range. He describes calving, focusing primarily on the diseases cattle are susceptible to and the procedure used to remove Rocky Mountain ticks from buffalo. May also talks about the typical vaccinations that the animals receive, the procedure of separating out the herd for sale, annual game count, and the history of the range.
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Document Type
Oral History
Subjects
Range maintenance; Calving; Animal vaccination; Game count; National Bison Range, Montana
Original Date
12-3-1980
Time Period
Twentieth century
Geographic Coverage
Montana
Language
eng
Original Collection
Forestry, Land Use, and Conservation Oral History Collection, Archives and Special Collections, Mansfield Library, University of Montana-Missoula
Digital Publisher
University of Montana--Missoula. Mansfield Library
Rights
Copyright to this collection is held by the interview participants and by the Maureen and Mike Mansfield Library, University of Montana-Missoula. Permission may be required for use. For further information please contact Archives and Special Collections: (406) 243-2053 / library.archives@umontana.edu
Oral History Number
OH 048-001, 002
Media Type
Sound; Text
Original Format
1 sound cassette (60 min.): analog + 1 transcript (16 p.: 28 cm.)
Digital Format
audio/mp3; application/pdf
Run Time
01:26:52 minutes
Local Filename
OH_048_001_002.mp3; OH_048_001_002.pdf
Citation
May, Victor, "Victor "Babe" May Interview, December 3, 1980" (1980). Forestry, Land Use, and Conservation Interviews Oral History Collection. 13.
https://scholarworks.umt.edu/forestrylanduseconservation_interviews/13