Beaver Island bow-hunting conditions and registration notice, 1964

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Event

Date: circa 1964-09
Kind: Announcement
Where: Beaver Island
Eras: Modern era
Concepts: conservationenvironmenttourismcommunity
Within: Beaver Island

Summary

The September 1964 Beaver Beacon said that only fourteen bow hunters had participated the previous year, with two taking deer and most having shots. It described abandoned orchards as useful archery areas. Hunters planning trips to Garden or High Islands were told to arrange transportation after reaching Beaver Island and to register with Conservation Officer Bill Wagner.

Evidence and limits

This is a newspaper advisory and retrospective count, not a permit list, harvest ledger, or map of hunting locations. It does not establish whether the registration instruction was a formal regulation.

Sources

Beaver Beacon, September 1964, “Bow Hunters Note.”
Reports that fourteen hunters participated the previous year, two took deer, and most had shots; it points to abandoned orchards as bow-hunting areas and says hunters planning trips to Garden or High Islands must arrange transportation after arriving on Beaver Island and register with Conservation Officer Bill Wagner. It does not provide a permit list, harvest ledger, or exact hunting locations.
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Beaver Beacon, September 1964, held issue PDF, source scan.
The held eight-page issue scan is paired with the OCR source and confirms the published notice or report; it does not expand the source-specific identity, event, or outcome claims.
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Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island bow-hunting conditions and registration notice, 1964”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-bow-hunters-note-1964/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, September 1964, “Bow Hunters Note.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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