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A hand-raised Beaver Island fawn becomes known as “Yogie”, 1965

Also Bambie Yogie deer · 1965 Beaver Island tame fawn

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TypeEvent
Datecirca 1965-04
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
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Event
Date
circa 1965-04
Kind
Conservation
Eras
Modern era
Concepts
conservationcommunityheritage
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Beaver Island

Summary

A spotted fawn once kept in a pen at the Yacht Dock was reported in April 1965 as a large, tame deer called “Yogie.” The Beaver Beacon says it spent time at Circle M Lodge and with the Dominican Sisters, preferring people and receiving food handouts rather than returning to the woods.

Evidence and limits

This is a community account of an individual deer’s care. It does not provide a wildlife, veterinary, ownership, or release record.

Sources

  1. Reports that the spotted fawn previously kept in a Yacht Dock pen was now called “Yogie” and lived as a large, tame deer between Circle M Lodge and the Dominican Sisters, receiving oatmeal and handouts from island residents. It does not provide a wildlife, veterinary, ownership, or release record.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1965-04_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held seven-page issue scan is paired with the OCR source and confirms the published notice or report; it does not expand the source-specific identity, event, or outcome claims.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1965-04_Beaver-Beacon

Added 2 August 2026 · revised 3 August 2026. Recent changes

Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “A hand-raised Beaver Island fawn becomes known as “Yogie”, 1965”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-yogie-deer-community-care-1965/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, April 1965, “Bambie Lives It Up.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).

Last revised 2026-08-03. Fill in [date] with the date you read it — this page is static and cannot know that.

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