- Date
- 1966-01
- Kind
- Announcement
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- conservationgovernance
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
The January 1966 Beaver Beacon reported revised practical instructions for Beaver Island coyote bounties: the scalp was sufficient for submission, the complete animal should still be presented, and the bounty had to be claimed within seven days.
Evidence and limits
This is newspaper-reported guidance. It does not identify the issuing agency, the bounty amount, or the legal status and enforcement history of the rule.
Open questions
- Which agency or local body issued the seven-day bounty rule?
- Are bounty records or wildlife-management reports available?
Sources
- States that bounty applicants no longer needed to turn in the full coyote pelt and that the scalp was sufficient, while also saying the complete animal should be presented and the bounty claimed within seven days. The article does not identify the issuing authority or supply the governing rule.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1966-01_Beaver-Beacon
- 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 · 1966-01_Beaver-Beacon
Added 2 August 2026 · revised 3 August 2026. Recent changes
Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island reports revised coyote-bounty pelt rules, 1966”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-coyote-bounty-rules-1966/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, January 1966, “Game News.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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