Interviewer
Ernest Kraft
Files
Description
Clarence “Cy” Young recounts an experience he had with two poachers on the National Bison Range, and describes the procedure and jury trial leading to their conviction. He tell how in 1932, after the poachers spent the winter in jail, one of them borrowed a gun with the intention of killing him. Young describes how his would-be assassin, died in a car crash before reaching the Bison Range where Young was. Young briefly discusses other poaching incidents the Range.
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Document Type
Oral History
Subjects
National Bison Range; Poaching; Flathead Agency; National Bison Range management; Poaching; Wildlife management; Robert C. Norton
Original Date
11-12-1965
Time Period
Twentieth century
Geographic Coverage
Montana
Language
eng
Original Collection
National Bison Range Oral History Project, OH 149, 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 149-004e
Media Type
Sound; Text
Original Format
1 reel-to-reel: analog + 1 transcript (5 p.: 28 cm.)
Digital Format
audio/mp3; application/pdf
Run Time
00:10:02 minutes
Local Filename
OH_149_004_e.mp3; OH_149_004_e.pdf
Citation
Young, Clarence, "Clarence "Cy" Young Interview, November 12, 1965" (1965). National Bison Range Oral History Project. 6.
https://scholarworks.umt.edu/nationalbisonrange_oralhistory/6