Summary
The Conservation Department set 500 deer permits for Beaver Island’s 1960 fall hunt and reported that the herd looked healthy.
Evidence and limits
The newspaper gives no permit category, allocation method, legal order, harvest result, or population survey.
Open questions
- Which state hunting order and permit records document the 500-permit figure?
See also
Sources
- Beaver Beacon, September 1960, “Conservation News.”Reports the Conservation Department setting the number of Beaver Island deer permits at 500 for the fall hunt and says the deer herd looked fine. It does not provide the permit category, legal order, allocation, or harvest outcome.