- Date
- 1976-01-08
- Kind
- Observation
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- huntingconservationenvironmentcommunity
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
Sheldon Parker’s January 8, 1976 Game News describes a snowier Beaver Island winter, a nearly frozen harbor, frozen inland lakes, active rabbit hunting, and a deer herd reported in good condition. It says the Beaver Island Game Club had received trace-mineral salt blocks and planned to carry them into the island’s swamps by snowmobile, using chainsaws to clear blocked trails.
Evidence and limits
The report combines observation, local experience, and conditional wildlife management plans. It does not establish a completed salt-block distribution, wildlife census, harvest register, or measured ice-safety determination.
Sources
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Sources
- Reports increasing snow, a last seasonal Glander trip before harbor freeze-up, completed wood gathering, ended deer and grouse seasons, active rabbit hunting, frozen inland lakes, a deer herd in good condition, and the Game Club’s plan to scatter trace-mineral salt blocks. The planned block placement is not treated as completed. 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 · 1976-01_Beaver-Beacon
- The held issue confirms the bylined Game News report and its distinction between observed winter conditions and planned Game Club work.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1976-01_Beaver-Beacon
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island winter game and wildlife report, January 1976”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-game-news-january-1976/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, January 1976, “Game News.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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