- Date
- 1978-02
- Kind
- Observation
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- huntingconservationenvironmentcommunity
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
The February 1978 Beaver Beacon reports deep snow, limited rabbit hunting, possible pike fishing at Perry Gatliff’s shanty, and beaver trapping by Terry Van Arkle and Larry Dalemater.
Evidence and limits
These are local newspaper observations, not complete harvest, trapping, fishing, or wildlife records.
Sources
- Says deep snow curtailed rabbit hunters, harbor traffic suggested Perry Gatliff was catching some pike but no perch, and Terry Van Arkle had trapped more than 30 beaver while Larry Dalemater was beginning to trap. It does not provide a harvest ledger, trapper returns, fishing log, or wildlife census. 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 · 1978-02_Beaver-Beacon
- The held eleven-page February issue PDF is paired with the canonical OCR source and confirms the game-news report.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1978-02_Beaver-Beacon
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island February 1978 game news”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-game-news-february-1978/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, February 1978, “Game News.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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