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Charlevoix County Sheriff’s Office investigates a Beaver Island deer-poaching complaint, 2014

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TypeEvent
Date2014-03-25
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
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2014-03-25
Kind
Law enforcement investigation
Where
Beaver Island
Eras
Modern era
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wildlifelaw-enforcementconservationpublic-safety
Within
Beaver Island

In March 2014, the Charlevoix County Sheriff’s Office announced that it was investigating a Beaver Island deer-poaching complaint and offered a $1,000 reward for information leading to arrest and conviction.

The forum preserves the official investigation notice, not a suspect identity, arrest, conviction, or independently verified account of the incident.

Sources

  1. Community thread solicited deer observations, reported informal counts, described an alleged pregnant-doe shooting, and said the Wildlife Club was issuing a reward after anonymous donations. These are participant reports and advocacy; the Sheriff's Office notice is the stronger source for the existence of an investigation and $1,000 reward, and no arrest or conviction is established.
    forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 07 · t007260
  2. The Sheriff’s Office said it was investigating a recent poaching complaint and announced a $1,000 reward for information leading to arrest and conviction. The notice establishes an investigation and reward offer, not the identity of a suspect, an arrest, a conviction, or the truth of all community descriptions.
    forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 07 · t007264

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Beaver Island Archive, “Charlevoix County Sheriff’s Office investigates a Beaver Island deer-poaching complaint, 2014”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-deer-poaching-investigation-2014/, accessed [date], citing Jacquel and Beaver Island community participants, "Deer," Beaver Island Forum, March 22–31, 2014. (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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