- Date
- 1957-12-14
- Kind
- Conservation
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- conservationwildlifehuntinggovernancecommunitycommunication
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
The Christmas 1957 Beaver Beacon announced a fox-and-coyote hunt for the weekend of December 14, sponsored by Ray Schofield of the Conservation Department’s Game Division, with outside hunters expected to bring hounds. The Game Club Committee also offered a $50 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of people violating game laws concerning the deer herd.
Evidence and limits
These are a planned hunt and reward notice, not an event result or enforcement case. The source does not provide hunt results, reward terms, or legal records.
Sources
- Reports that Ray Schofield of the Conservation Department’s Game Division was sponsoring a fox-and-coyote hunt during the weekend of December 14, with outside hunters expected to bring hounds. It also reports a $50 Game Club Committee reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of anyone violating game laws concerning the deer herd, with convicted violators to be named in the Beacon. It does not provide hunt results, reward terms, an enforcement case, or legal records. 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 · 1957-12_Beaver-Beacon
- The held four-page issue scan is paired with the OCR source and confirms the planned hunt and reward notice; it does not expand the wildlife, enforcement, or financial record.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1957-12_Beaver-Beacon
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Game Club announces a winter fox-and-coyote hunt and a game-law reward, 1957”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-winter-fox-coyote-hunt-and-game-law-reward-1957/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, Christmas 1957, “SPEAKING OF FOX AND COYOTE HUNTING” and “$50.00 REWARD.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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