- Date
- 1996-12
- Kind
- Observation
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- huntingwildlifeconservationcommunitycommunication
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
Dave Roop’s December 1996 letter describes his observations of Beaver Island wildlife and argues for continued access for small-game hunters and their beagles. He reported deer increasing, hare down about 30 percent but still plentiful, grouse nearly gone, squirrels almost gone, and raccoons plentiful, while recounting disagreements over dogs, posted land, trespass, and the local economy.
Evidence limits
This is a signed opinion letter and personal observation, not a wildlife survey, harvest dataset, legal determination, or representative account of islander views.
Sources
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Sources
- Reports the writer’s observations that deer were increasing, hare were down about 30 percent but plentiful, grouse were nearly gone, squirrels were almost gone, and raccoons were plentiful; the letter also describes disputes over beagle hunting, trespass, and local economic benefits. 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 · 1996-12_Beaver-Beacon
- The held issue scan confirms the signed hunting-access letter.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1996-12_Beaver-Beacon
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island letter debates small-game hunting access and wildlife observations, 1996”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-small-game-hunting-access-letter-1996/, accessed [date], citing Dave Roop, “To the Editor,” Beaver Beacon, December 1996. (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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