Name: Roy Chambers returns to Beaver Island for another coyote hunt, 1966
Start: 1966-02
End: 1966-02
Location: Beaver Island

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Event

Date: 1966-02
Kind: Conservation
Where: Beaver Island
Eras: Modern era
Concepts: conservationhuntingcommunity
Within: Beaver Island

Summary

The February 1966 Beaver Beacon described Roy Chambers of Indian River returning to Beaver Island after a reported 13-coyote fall trapping run. The story says he saw another coyote cross the runway while leaving and returned in winter, joining rabbit hunters while waiting for another opportunity.

Evidence and limits

This is a humorous newspaper account. It preserves the reported story but does not establish an official harvest total or the outcome of the later hunt.

Open questions

Are any wildlife or bounty records available for the reported trapping?
Did Chambers complete the later hunt described in the issue?

Sources

Beaver Beacon, February 1966, “Avid Coyote Hunter Converted.”
Reports Roy Chambers of Indian River trapping 13 coyotes during a prior fall visit, seeing another coyote cross the runway while departing, and returning in winter. It also says he joined rabbit hunting while waiting for the coyote hunt. This is a humorous newspaper account, not a verified harvest record.
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Beaver Beacon, February 1966, held issue PDF, source scan.
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.
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Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “Roy Chambers returns to Beaver Island for another coyote hunt, 1966”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/roy-chambers-coyote-hunt-1966/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, February 1966, “Avid Coyote Hunter Converted.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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