- Date
- circa 1968-01
- Kind
- Observation
- Where
- Beaver Island · Lake Geneserath · Barney’s Lake
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- wildlifefishingrecreation
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
The January 1968 Beaver Beacon reported that extreme cold had limited rabbit hunting. Ice shanties had appeared on Lake Geneserath, Barney’s Lake, and in the harbor; bluegills were biting in inland lakes while harbor perch remained slow.
Evidence and limits
This is a newspaper game and fishing report. It does not provide official harvest or catch records.
Sources
See the sources block above.
Sources
- Reports extreme cold limiting rabbit hunting, ice shanties on Lake Geneserath, Barney's Lake, and the harbor, bluegill fishing in inland lakes, and slow harbor perch; it does not provide official harvest or catch records.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1968-01_Beaver-Beacon
- The held seven-page issue scan is paired with the canonical OCR source and confirms the published game and fishing report.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1968-01_Beaver-Beacon
Added 6 August 2026. Recent changes
Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island winter rabbit and ice-fishing report, 1968”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-winter-game-and-ice-fishing-report-1968/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, January 1968, “Game News.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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