- Date
- 1958-04-01
- Kind
- Announcement
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- huntingwildlifecommunity
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
The April 1958 Beaver Beacon identifies April 1 as the first day of Beaver trapping season and lists reported catches by several island groups.
Evidence and limits
This is a newspaper report of opening day and reported catches. It is not a license, trap-line, biological survey, or complete season record.
Sources
- Reports April 1 as the first day of Beaver trapping season and gives reported catches for three groups. The notice does not provide licenses, trap lines, independent wildlife counts, or a complete season result. The holding institution's portal restricts automated access; the archive holds a copy of this issue and can provide it on request.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1958-04_Beaver-Beacon
- The held three-page issue scan is paired with the OCR source and confirms the trapping-season report; it does not expand the catch or regulatory record.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1958-04_Beaver-Beacon
- Reports the season’s final score as Jack Connaghan and Archie LaFreniere 5, Bill Pischner and Chuck Dudley 8, with Pischner and Dudley trapping the largest at 55¼ pounds, and Karl Kuebler and Rogers Carlisle with the mostest at 21. It does not provide licenses, trap lines, independent wildlife counts, or a complete official season return. The holding institution's portal restricts automated access; the archive holds a copy of this issue and can provide it on request.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1958-05_Beaver-Beacon
- The held five-page issue scan is paired with the OCR source and confirms the reported final scores; it does not expand the catch or regulatory record.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1958-05_Beaver-Beacon
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Beacon reports the opening Beaver trapping season, 1958”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-beaver-trapping-season-report-1958/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, April 1958, “DAY O’ THE MONTH.” (and 3 further sources listed on the page).
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