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Beaver Island deer leave their winter yards, 1960

Also 1960 spring deer observation

Draft — sources verified, prose evolving

TypeEvent
Date1960-04
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
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Event
Date
1960-04
Kind
Conservation
Eras
Modern era
Concepts
environmentconservationcommunity
Within
Beaver Island

Summary

The April 1960 Beaver Beacon reported that Beaver Island deer were leaving their winter yards and appeared well fed.

Evidence and limits

The report does not count deer, identify a surveyor, or establish the location of every winter yard or any management consequence.

Open questions

  • Are there contemporary game-management records that quantify the herd or winter-yard conditions?

See also

Sources

  1. Reports deer leaving winter yards, lists favored areas, and says the animals appeared well fed. It is an observation rather than a population survey, harvest record, or management decision.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1960-04_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held four-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 · 1960-04_Beaver-Beacon

Added 1 August 2026 · revised 3 August 2026. Recent changes

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Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island deer leave their winter yards, 1960”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-deer-emerge-from-winter-yards-1960/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, April 1960, “Beaver Deer.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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