Summary
A January 1962 report describes a three-day Beaver Island coyote hunt using eleven hounds. It says five coyotes were killed and one hound was killed by a coyote, and it connects the episode to John Ozaga’s earlier tagging of nine coyotes.
Evidence and limits
The article is a detailed community hunting account, not an official harvest return or wildlife survey. It does not establish exact dates, licenses, a complete participant list, or the identity of the unidentified Mr. Foxe.
Sources
- Beaver Beacon, January 1962, “Big Game Hunt or Safari into the Wilds.”Reports Roy Chambers, Roy Vincent and Roy Jr., and an unidentified Mr. Foxe bringing eleven coyote hounds for three days; names Rogers Carlisle, Archie Minor, Alvin and Archie LaFreniere, Don Welke, and Karl Kuebler as participants; says Frances LaFreniere kept radio contact; records five coyotes killed and one hound killed; and mentions John Ozaga’s nine tagged coyotes. The source does not provide exact hunt dates, licenses, a complete roster, or an official harvest record.