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Wildlife Club reviews deer, turkey, coyote, and cormorant conditions, 2006

Also Beaver Island Wildlife Club Report 2006

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TypeEvent
Date2006
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
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Event
Date
2006
Kind
Observation
Eras
Modern era
Concepts
wildlifeconservationfishingenvironmentcommunication
Within
Beaver Island

Summary

The June 2006 Wildlife Club coverage described a poor deer hunt, habitat and clear-cutting proposals, increased turkey estimates, cyclic coyote pressure, and continuing concern about cormorants. It records plans to take officials to nesting grounds on Hat and Pismire Islands.

Evidence limits

The report preserves local observations and plans, not a standardized wildlife survey or proof of population trends.

Sources

See the sources block above.

Sources

  1. Participants discussed the Record-Eagle report of a proposed 86 acres of Beaver Island clear-cuts and argued for and against habitat benefits. The thread preserves local opinion and context, not a forestry plan, environmental assessment, or evidence that the proposed work occurred.
    forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 00 · t000607
  2. The club announcement lists an upcoming Fire Hall meeting with agenda items including the rifle raffle, Hunters Dinner, habitat planting, wild turkey, the township airport deer issue, and cormorants. It documents planned discussion, not attendance, decisions, or verified wildlife findings.
    forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 00 · t000738
  3. The club announcement schedules a November 9 meeting before the Hunters Dinner and asks members to make event assignments. It documents planned organizational activity, not the meeting's attendance, decisions, or dinner outcome.
    forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 00 · t000784
  4. Beaver Beacon, June 2006, "Clear-cutting & habitat for our herd."
    Reports a poor deer-hunt total of 78 deer, a roughly 30-acre clear-cut plan within 86 acres of habitat work, rising turkey estimates, coyote and fawn observations, and plans to take officials to cormorant nesting grounds on Hat and Pismire Islands. No public copy of this file is known; the archive holds one and can provide it on request.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 2006-06_Beaver-Beacon
  5. The held issue scan confirms the wildlife report.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 2006-06_Beaver-Beacon
  6. Beaver Beacon, July 2006, "Cormorant population growing in the Archipelago."
    The issue includes a cormorant-population heading and aerial photographs alongside the Phragmites report; the OCR provides no population count or narrative outcome, so this source is visual corroboration only. No public copy of this file is known; the archive holds one and can provide it on request.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 2006-07_Beaver-Beacon
  7. The held issue scan confirms the cormorant photographs and heading.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 2006-07_Beaver-Beacon

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Beaver Island Archive, “Wildlife Club reviews deer, turkey, coyote, and cormorant conditions, 2006”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-wildlife-club-cormorant-deer-report-2006/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Island Forum topic 607, "What is the effect of clear-cutting on B.I.," May 21–31, 2006. (and 6 further sources listed on the page).

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