Interviewer
Edd Nentwig
Files
Description
Ray Catron talks about growing up in Cameron, Missouri, where he began his trapping career at the age of seven hunting mostly civet cats and possums. He reminisces about moving to Billings, Montana, when he was 20 years old. Catron describes working on the railroad, trapping, and becoming involved in predator control in the Billings area. He talks about using his greyhound dogs for predator control to track down bears and coyotes that were threatening livestock. Catron also compares trapping methods and attitudes among trappers of the 1930s and ‘40s with those of the 1980s.
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Document Type
Oral History
Subjects
Lake Catherine Hide and Fur; Trapping, Montana; Predator control; Fur trapping methods; Fur trapping equipment; Predator control, greyhounds; Billings, Montana; Yellowstone County, Montana
Original Date
7-18-1981
Time Period
Twentieth century
Geographic Coverage
Montana
Language
eng
Original Collection
Fur Trappers Oral History Project, OH 099, 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 099-018
Media Type
Sound; Text
Original Format
1 sound cassette (01:00:00 min.) analog + 1 transcript (16 p.: 28 cm.)
Digital Format
audio/mp3; application/pdf
Run Time
00:47:52 minutes
Local Filename
OH_099_018.mp3; OH_099_018.pdf
Citation
Catron, Ray, "Ray Catron Interview, July 18, 1981" (1981). Fur Trappers Oral History Project. 14.
https://scholarworks.umt.edu/montanafurtrappers/14