- Dates
- 1969-09-15 – 1969-11-30
- Kind
- Legal proceeding
- Where
- Beaver Island · High Island · Garden Island
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- conservationgovernanceenvironmentfishing
- Within
- Beaver Island · High Island · Garden Island
Summary
An experimental hunting season for Beaver, High, and Garden Islands ran from September 15 through November 30, 1969. The notice required hunters to obtain Department of Natural Resources permits, check in and out, and bring deer to the Beaver Island field station for checking and validation. An October report recorded 364 permits, 98 archery permits, 1,415 hunting hours, 517 deer seen, and eight deer killed during the early season.
Evidence and limits
The Beacon describes the rules for archery, deer, turkey, rabbit, grouse, woodcock, and squirrel hunting. It does not provide the later compliance record or explain the administrative designation beyond calling the season experimental.
Open questions
- What results did the experimental permit system produce?
Sources
- Announces a September 15–November 30 season on Beaver, High, and Garden Islands, free DNR permits, check-in and check-out requirements, and deer validation at the Beaver Island field station.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1969-08_Beaver-Beacon
- The held eleven-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 · 1969-08_Beaver-Beacon
- Reports 364 DNR permits, 98 archery permits, 1,415 hunting hours, 517 deer observed, and eight deer killed during the early season; it does not establish the full November 30 season outcome.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1969-10_Beaver-Beacon
- The held six-page issue scan is paired with the OCR source and confirms the published hunting report and statistics.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1969-10_Beaver-Beacon
Added 2 August 2026 · revised 3 August 2026. Recent changes
Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Experimental hunting permit season established for Beaver Island group, 1969”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-experimental-hunting-season-1969/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, August 1969, “Experimental Hunting Season on Beaver Island Group.” (and 3 further sources listed on the page).
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