- Dates
- 2003-02-14 – 2003-05
- Kind
- Conservation
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Carried out by
- Beaver Island Wildlife Club
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- wildlifeconservationhuntingenvironment
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
After the Wildlife Club raised concerns about the sharply reduced 2002 whitetail harvest, DNR Wildlife Division chief Rebecca Humphries identified deer counting, carrying capacity, habitat management, and harvest assessment as key questions. Biologist Brian Mastenbrook was expected to visit in May 2003 to inspect browse levels and advise on habitat, deer counts, coyotes, and turkey sites.
Evidence limits
This is a planned assessment and agency correspondence, not a completed biological study or management decision.
Sources
- Beaver Beacon, April 2003, “News from the Beaver Island Wildlife Club.”Reports Rebecca Humphries’s response on deer counting, carrying capacity, habitat, and harvest assessment, and a planned May visit by biologist Brian Mastenbrook to inspect browse levels and advise on management. No public copy of this file is known; the archive holds one and can provide it on request.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 2003-04_Beaver-Beacon
- The held issue scan confirms the April 2003 report.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 2003-04_Beaver-Beacon
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Wildlife Club prepares a DNR deer and habitat assessment for Beaver Island in 2003”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-wildlife-club-dnr-deer-assessment-2003/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, April 2003, “News from the Beaver Island Wildlife Club.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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