The periodical "Montana Wildlife" con- 

 tinues to be a popular pamphlet. It is dis- 

 tributed free of charge to schools, sports clubs, 

 and individuals upon request. The purpose of 

 the bulletin is to acquaint the sporting public 

 with Department projects and to instill a 

 better understanding of management practices 

 and philosophies. 



A library, primarily of technical literature, 

 is maintained in the Information - Education 

 offices for use by Department personnel. 



District Representative 



Local operations of the Montana Fish and 

 Game Department are based upon seven ad- 

 ministrative districts. Information and Edu- 

 cation representatives have been assigned to 

 four of .these districts. The four areas are 

 Missoula, Great Falls, Billings, and Glasgow. 



District operations for the Information and 

 Education program have facilitated a more 

 complete and well rounded program. Local 

 television and radio shows give special atten- 

 tion to current management operations and 

 problems. Newspaper contacts are based upon 

 events in the immediate vicinity. This ties 

 the Information and Education program to the 

 problem affecting the surrounding public. 



In addition to radio, television, and news- 

 papers, there are numerous public contacts 

 made through sportsmen's clubs, civic clubs, 

 schools, and camps. 



A district or local program of information 

 and education will assure the proper distribu- 



A youth group getting in-the-field instruction by I & E 

 personnel. (Photo by Tom Smith.) 



tion of information to the Montana public. 

 During the past, the Department has received 

 criticism due to inavailability of information. 

 This increased activity in the field of informa- 

 tion and education should maintain a high 

 level of understanding of the Department's 

 program of Fish and Game Management. 



Audio-Visual Education 



Ever since the advent of motion picture 

 film, be it either for educational purposes or 

 strictly entertainment, its impact upon the 

 public cannot be denied. It had long been 

 noted by the Fish and Game Department that 

 meetings conducted by sportsmen's clubs or 

 other organizations were decidedly better at- 

 tended when there was promise of a film- 

 showing. 



Before sound film, its success depended to 

 a large extent upon the oratorical powers of 

 the accompanying narrator. On occasions the 

 local projectionist had of necessity to impro- 

 vise; consequently, the subject matter was 

 not always of the same version. 



The addition of sound on film actually 

 helped the projectionist in that he did not 

 have to be familiar with the subject matter. 

 The film itself carried its own message each 

 time it was shown and always the same — no 

 deletions or omissions — and complemented with 

 appropriate background effects. 



Television opened up new horizons by 

 broadening the area covered and contacting a 

 more diversified audience. Largely because of 

 television and its potentialities, the Fish and 

 Game Department through its I & E Division 

 decided to take full advantage of this new 

 medium. 



After much judicial care and planning, the 

 necessary components were purchased and 

 housed in a building remodeled to suit the 

 requirements of the new program. All the 

 technical aspects, such as duplicating, adding 

 sound track, background effects, etc., are under 

 the supervision of the department's movie and 

 photographic section. All scripts are approved 

 and released by the I & E Division. 



The objectives are to take full advantage 

 of all older and historically valuable film and 

 to enhance their value by adding sound as 



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