Summary
Warren Shapton was identified in an October 1950 report as a game-division biologist from Lansing. The article says he was expected to visit Beaver Island during the bird-hunting season to observe the progress of ruffed grouse that had been planted there.[^game1950]
Evidence and limits
The source provides no agency record, age, full career history, or report of what Shapton eventually observed. It also uses separate language for sharp-tail grouse introduced in recent years and ruffed grouse described as planted; this record does not reconcile those statements.
Open questions
- Which agency employed Shapton, and does its archive hold the planned survey?
- Did the 1950 visit occur, and what population or regulation recommendations followed?
See also
Sources
- Charlevoix County Herald, October 20, 1950, “Perch Fishing And Bird Hunting at its Peak on Beaver Island.”Identifies Warren Shapton as a game-division biologist from Lansing who was expected to visit Beaver Island during the bird season to observe the progress of planted ruffed grouse.