- Date
- circa 1964-02
- Kind
- Conservation
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- environmentcommunitytourism
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
The February 1964 Beaver Beacon reported deer ranging from their winter yarding areas, fifteen wild turkeys seen near the airport, and two more taking food at Carlisle’s feeding station. It also said six visitors from Baltimore reported taking 52 rabbits in a day and a half and printed a local double-rabbit hunting anecdote.
Evidence and limits
These are newspaper observations and reported hunter claims. The issue does not provide a harvest register, license data, wildlife survey, or independent verification of the reported rabbit total.
Sources
- Reports deer ranging from winter yards, fifteen wild turkeys near the airport and two at Carlisle’s feeding station, a six-man Baltimore hunting party’s reported 52 rabbits in a day and a half, and a double-rabbit anecdote; it does not provide a harvest register, wildlife survey, or catch record.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1964-02_Beaver-Beacon
- The held seven-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 · 1964-02_Beaver-Beacon
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island January game and rabbit report, 1964”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-game-news-january-1964/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, February 1964, “Game News.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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