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Beaver Island Game News reports rabbit hunting and harbor perch fishing, March 1968

Also March 1968 Beaver Island Game News

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TypeEvent
Datecirca 1968-03
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
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Event
Date
circa 1968-03
Kind
Observation
Where
Beaver Island · High Island
Eras
Modern era
Concepts
fishingwildlifeenvironmentcommunity
Within
Beaver Island

Summary

The March 1968 Beaver Beacon reported that rabbit hunting had ended and that perch fishing in the harbor was active, with 19 shanties in use. It also reported Karl Kuebler trying unsuccessfully for lake trout between Beaver and High Island.

Evidence and limits

These are brief local observations. They do not provide a complete catch log, fishery survey, or independent measurement of hunting pressure.

Sources

  1. Reports rabbit hunting as ended, 19 harbor shanties used for perch fishing, and Karl Kuebler trying for lake trout between Beaver and High Island; it is a community newspaper report, not a complete harvest or fisheries survey.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1968-03_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held nine-page issue scan is paired with the canonical OCR source and confirms the published game and fishing report.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1968-03_Beaver-Beacon

Added 6 August 2026. Recent changes

Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island Game News reports rabbit hunting and harbor perch fishing, March 1968”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-march-game-and-fishing-report-1968/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, March 1968, “Game News.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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