- Date
- 1997-11
- Kind
- Observation
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- huntingwildlifecommunitycommunication
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
The December 1997 Beaver Beacon reports Chris Butler’s first successful bow- hunting season. Early in her second year of bow hunting, she took a 115-pound dressed doe with a 45-pound-pull bow; the paper credits her husband, Darrell, as her coach and hunting companion. The continuation says the shot came well past sundown.
Evidence limits
The issue does not give the exact hunting date or location. The November date is an indexing approximation based on the deer season and the December report; the source establishes the reported harvest, not a formal harvest record.
Sources
- Reports that Chris Butler, early in her second year of bow hunting, took a 115-pound dressed doe with a 45-pound-pull bow; it identifies Darrell Butler as her coach and hunting companion, and the continuation says the shot was taken well past sundown. 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 · 1997-12_Beaver-Beacon
- The held issue scan confirms the bow-hunting profile and continuation.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1997-12_Beaver-Beacon
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Chris Butler takes her first successful bow-hunting doe in 1997”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-chris-butler-bow-hunting-success-1997/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, December 1997, “Chris Butler and her First Success as a Bow Hunter.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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