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Event

Roy Chambers reports capturing 99 snapping turtles on Beaver Island (1961)

Also 1961 Beaver Island turtle trapping

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TypeEvent
WithinLake Geneserath · Font Lake · Beaver Island
ErasModern era

Summary

Roy Chambers reported capturing 99 snapping turtles from Lake Genesareth and Font Lake in summer 1961, with a combined reported weight of 1,750 pounds.

Evidence and limits

The source does not provide permits, individual measurements, disposition records, or an independent assessment of the ecological claims in the article.

Sources

  1. Beaver Beacon, August 1961, sporting news.
    Reports Roy Chambers of Indian River capturing 99 snapping turtles from Lake Genesareth and Font Lake, with a combined weight of 1,750 pounds, and planning to return the next year. The article is a newspaper account and does not provide permits, measurements, disposition records, or an independent ecological assessment.