- Date
- 1961-10
- Kind
- Conservation
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Participants
- Janet Lastinger (participant)
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- conservationenvironmentcommunity
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
Janet Lastinger of Detroit was reported to have taken the first Beaver Island deer of the 1961 bow-and-arrow season, a 95-pound buck. The article identifies her as a member of the Detroit Archery Association and says it was her first trophy in five years.
Evidence and limits
The report does not give the exact date or location, permit information, or an independent harvest record.
Sources
- Reports Janet Lastinger of Detroit, a Detroit Archery Association member, taking the first deer of the bow-and-arrow season, a 95-pound buck and her first trophy in five years. It does not provide the kill date, location, permit, or a formal harvest record.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1961-10_Beaver-Beacon
- The held five-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 · 1961-10_Beaver-Beacon
Added 1 August 2026 · revised 3 August 2026. Recent changes
Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Janet Lastinger takes the first reported bow-season deer of 1961”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-bow-hunting-first-deer-1961/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, October 1961, “Hunting Is Good.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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