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Editorial reports illegal shooting of cattle, deer, and a duck (1961)

Also December 1961 Beaver Island livestock shooting editorial

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TypeEvent
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era

Summary

The December 1961 editorial says a Hereford cow belonging to Jordan River Farms, two does, a fawn, and a domestic duck were illegally killed during the hunting season. It says the offenders could not be found and that the cow’s loss exceeded $350.

Evidence and limits

This is an editorial account, not a police report or court record. No perpetrator, exact date, parcel, or legal outcome is asserted.

Sources

  1. Beaver Beacon, December 1961, editorial.
    Reports that a Hereford cow belonging to Jordan River Farms, two does, one fawn, and a white domestic duck were found illegally killed during hunting season, and that efforts to find the offenders failed. It estimates the cow’s loss at more than $350 and does not identify perpetrators, legal proceedings, or independent livestock records.