- Date
- 1962-11
- Kind
- Conservation
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- conservationenvironmentcommunity
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
The December 1962 Beaver Beacon reports that 260 hunters came to Beaver Island for deer season and that 46 percent were successful. The reported harvest was 120 deer: 62 antlered bucks, 31 adult does, 12 female fawns, and 15 male fawns.
Evidence and limits
These figures are a newspaper report and should not be treated as a complete state harvest or wildlife census without the underlying records.
Sources
- Reports 260 hunters arriving for the 1962 season, with 46 percent successful and 120 deer taken: 62 antlered bucks, 31 adult does, 12 female fawns, and 15 male fawns. It does not identify a state harvest report.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1962-12_Beaver-Beacon
- 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.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1962-12_Beaver-Beacon
Added 2 August 2026 · revised 3 August 2026. Recent changes
Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island’s 1962 deer season yields 120 deer, 1962”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-deer-season-results-1962/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, December 1962, “The Red Coats Are Coming!” (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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