- Date
- 1959-10
- Kind
- Observation
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- wildlifehuntingconservationweather
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
The October 1959 Beaver Beacon reports unusually plentiful black and gray squirrels, usual rabbit numbers, native black and mallard duck broods, two raccoons from the prior release in good condition, and a deer-permit deadline.
Evidence limits
These are local newspaper observations and a legal reminder, not population surveys, permit records, release logs, or biological data.
Sources
- Reports black and gray squirrels more plentiful than usual, rabbits at usual levels, native black and mallard duck broods, a deer-permit deadline, and two raccoons from the prior summer release in excellent condition. It does not provide population surveys, permit records, release logs, or biological data. 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 · 1959-10_Beaver-Beacon
- The held four-page issue PDF is paired with the canonical OCR source and confirms the game and bird report; it does not expand the wildlife or regulatory record.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1959-10_Beaver-Beacon
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “The Beacon reports 1959 squirrel, rabbit, duck, raccoon, and deer conditions, 1959”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-game-bird-news-1959/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, October 1959, "GAME BIRD NEWS" and "DEER HUNTERS TAKE NOTICE!" (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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