Interviewer
Edd Nentwig
Files
Description
Larry “Slim” Coomber discusses how he trapped in order to survive the Great Depression. He describes trapping coyotes and bobcats as a means of predator control for the Montana State Fish and Game Department. Coomber recalls fellow trappers who taught him many of his skills, his opinions of the anti-trap movement, and his philosophy of trapping and how it relates to life.
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Document Type
Oral History
Subjects
Trapping; Trappers, Montana; Anti-trap movement; Trapping philosophy; Coyote trapping -- Government policy -- Montana -- 20th century; Depressions -- 1929 -- Montana -- Personal narratives; Trapping -- Moral and ethical aspects; Predatory animals -- Control – Montana; Montana. Department of Fish and Game -- History -- 20th century
Original Date
5-22-1981
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 099-005
Media Type
Sound; Text
Original Format
1 sound cassette (01:00:00 min.) analog + 1 transcript (20 p.: 28 cm.)
Digital Format
audio/mp3; application/pdf
Run Time
00:53:48 minutes
Local Filename
OH_099_005.mp3; OH_099_005.pdf
Citation
Coomber, Larry R., "Larry "Slim" Coomber Interview, May 22, 1981" (1981). Fur Trappers Oral History Project. 4.
https://scholarworks.umt.edu/montanafurtrappers/4