DIVISIONS &DIRECTORS            O  2 
0DRAI NAG E &WATER S 
WALTER S OLSON 
FORESTRY 
HENRY GWEBER        FOANSS               ERALS 
GAME & FISH 
LEWIS H. MERRILL.        £*AT      PARKES            WILLIAM  L.STRUNK,

LANDS & MINERALS,                      _   _           COMMISSIONER OF
CONSERVATION 
RAY D. NOLAN       L AME & FISHGE &WATE 
STATE PARKS 
HAROLD A, LATHROP 
TOURIST BUREAU                 :I  T BRii 
VICTOR A JOHNSTON 
ST. PAUL, MINN. 
August 10,1940. 
Mr. F. N. Hamerstrom Jr., In Charge 
Prairie Chicken Investigation, 
424 University Farm Place, 
Madison, Wisconsin. 
Dear Mr. Hamerstrom: 
Your letter of August 5 to coooerative banders 
has been received. 
I am sorry to report that we were unable to 
band any prairie chickens or sharp-tailed grouse during 
the past year. However, we have not abandoned the 
-project and therefore wish to be continued on your list 
of cooperators. 
We have no objection to the inclusion of 
outside states in the cooperative as long as you feel 
that the information obtained as to their activities 
will be useful in helping to solve the lake states 
problems. 
Very truly yours, 
Gordon Fredine, 
GF:G                Game and Fish Consultant.