Beaver Island small-game and bow-hunting report, 1966

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Event

Date: circa 1966-10
Kind: Observation
Where: Beaver Island
Eras: Modern era
Concepts: wildlifehuntingrecreationcommunity
Within: Beaver Island

Summary

The October 1966 Beaver Beacon reported that rabbit numbers appeared lower than the previous season, partridge hunting was improving as leaves fell, and bow hunters had taken six deer at the time of publication.

Evidence and limits

This is a local newspaper hunting report, not a wildlife census, population estimate, or complete harvest record.

Sources

Beaver Beacon, October 1966, “Game News.”
Reports a lower rabbit population, improving partridge hunting, and six deer taken with bow and arrow at the time of publication; it is a local hunting report rather than a wildlife census or complete harvest record.
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Beaver Beacon, October 1966, held issue PDF, source scan.
The held issue scan is paired with the OCR source and confirms the published hunting report; it does not expand the source-specific wildlife or harvest claims.
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Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island small-game and bow-hunting report, 1966”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-october-1966-game-and-deer-report/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, October 1966, “Game News.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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