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Beaver Island beaver-trapping season opens, 1966

Also April 1966 Beaver trapping season

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TypeEvent
Datecirca 1966-04
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
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Event
Date
circa 1966-04
Kind
Conservation
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Beaver Island
Eras
Modern era
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Beaver Island

Summary

The April 1966 Beaver Beacon reported that Beaver Island’s beaver-trapping season opened at noon. It gave first-day scores for several local trappers, including Karl Kuebler and Dennis Wagner, Rogers Carlisle and Ron Wogan, and newcomer Duane Newstead.

Evidence and limits

This is a newspaper game report, not a complete trapping roster, effort log, harvest total, or wildlife-management record.

Sources

  1. Says noon marked the start of beaver trapping season and reports first-day scores for Karl Kuebler and Dennis Wagner, Rogers Carlisle and Ron Wogan, and Duane Newstead. It does not provide a complete trapper roster, effort record, harvest total, or wildlife-management record.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1966-04_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held six-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 · 1966-04_Beaver-Beacon

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

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Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island beaver-trapping season opens, 1966”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-beaver-trapping-season-opens-1966/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, April 1966, “Game News.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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