Correspondence Regarding the Use of Cyanide Gas in Hunting and Trapping by Fay Hardin, 1951 November 22 - December 03

Item — Box: DP 11, Folder: 75

Identifier: CAC_CC_001_4_11_75_0001

Scope and Contents

Letters between A. E. Gray and C. Plowboy Edwards include discussion of a Federal Trapper, Fay Hardin, in the Fish and Wildlife Service. The correspondence reveals that Hardin may be forced to resign over the use of cyanide gas during trapping. Congressman Albert responds to these letters in support of Hardin as the use of cyanide may have been permissible according to House Bill 443 Section 522.

Dates

Creation: 1951 November 22 - December 03

Language of Materials

From the Collection:

English

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