Interviewer
Edd Nentwig and Diann Wiesner
Files
Description
Lester Barton talks about his life and career which includes over 50 years of trapping experience. He tells about working as the game warden for the Montana Department of Fish and Game for 17 years during the mid-20th century and his ten years as a guard at the Montana State Prison in Deer Lodge. He discusses the use of 1080 poison for animal control in the 1950s, and the negative effects it had on the wildlife that came in contact with it. He also talks about the dangers of handling dead animals that can harbor tapeworms and infectious diseases such as tularemia.
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Document Type
Oral History
Subjects
Montana Department of Fish and Game; Trapping, Montana; Game wardens; Montana State Prison, Deer Lodge; Fur trappers, Montana; Fur trapping methods; Infectious diseases; Parasite infestations
Original Date
12-30-1980
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 099-002
Media Type
Sound; Text
Original Format
1 sound cassette (01:00:00 min.) analog + 1 transcript (32 p.: 28 cm.)
Digital Format
audio/mp3; application/pdf
Run Time
01:02:44 minutes
Local Filename
OH_099_002.mp3; OH_099_002.pdf
Citation
Barton, Lester, "Lester Barton Interview, December 30, 1980" (1980). Fur Trappers Oral History Project. 2.
https://scholarworks.umt.edu/montanafurtrappers/2