- Date
- 1957-11
- Kind
- Conservation
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- huntingconservationrecreationcommunity
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
The November 1957 Beaver Beacon reported that Dick Daane of Birmingham took the first Beaver Island deer by bow and arrow in the island’s hunting history. It said 26 archers participated, all had shots, and only one hit.
Evidence and limits
This is a newspaper hunting report and a source-reported historical first. It does not provide a license, kill record, wildlife record, or independent hunting documentation. The December report supplies only a later count of 29 bow-and-arrow hunters earlier in the season.
Sources
- Reports that Dick Daane of Birmingham took the first deer by bow and arrow in the history of Beaver Island hunting, and that 26 archers participated, all having shots but only one hitting. It does not provide a license, kill, wildlife, or independent hunting record. The holding institution's portal restricts automated access; the archive holds a copy of this issue and can provide it on request.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1957-11_Beaver-Beacon
- The held four-page issue scan is paired with the OCR source and confirms the reported archery milestone and counts; it does not expand the hunting or wildlife record.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1957-11_Beaver-Beacon
- Reports that the Conservation Department counted 29 bow-and-arrow hunters earlier in the season. It does not identify them, repeat the first-kill claim, or provide licenses, kill records, or wildlife survey records. The holding institution's portal restricts automated access; the archive holds a copy of this issue and can provide it on request.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1957-12_Beaver-Beacon
- The held four-page issue scan is paired with the OCR source and confirms the later bow-hunter count; it does not expand the hunting or wildlife record.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1957-12_Beaver-Beacon
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Dick Daane takes the reported first Beaver Island deer by bow and arrow, 1957”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-first-bow-killed-deer-1957/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, November 1957, “FIRST DEER.” (and 3 further sources listed on the page).
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