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Beaver Island Wildlife Club announces hunters’ dinner and Big Buck Contest, 1993

Also 1993 Beaver Island Hunters Dinner and Big Buck Contest

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TypeEvent
Date1993-11-15
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
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Event
Date
1993-11-15
Kind
Fundraising
Where
Beaver Island
Eras
Modern era
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Within
Beaver Island

Summary

The Shamrock advertised an all-you-can-eat Hunters’ Dinner for November 15, while the Wildlife Club and Chamber announced a Big Buck Contest based on rack measurements and a half-the-pot prize.

Evidence limits

This is an advance announcement and does not record dinner attendance, the contest winner, rack measurements, or final proceeds.

Sources

  1. Announces the November 15 Shamrock Hunters’ Dinner and explains the $10 Big Buck Contest entry, rack-point scoring, and half-the-pot prize administered by the Wildlife Club and Chamber. 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 · 1993-11_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held sixteen-page issue scan confirms the hunters’ dinner and contest announcement.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1993-11_Beaver-Beacon

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Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island Wildlife Club announces hunters’ dinner and Big Buck Contest, 1993”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-hunters-dinner-big-buck-contest-1993/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, November 1993, “Tis the Season to Eat, Drink, Be Merry, Go to the Hunters’ Dinner and Win the Big Buck Contest.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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