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DNR arrests a man for suspected deer poaching after a Beaver Island tip, 1985

Also November 11 1985 Beaver Island poaching arrest · RAP-line deer arrest

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TypeEvent
Date1985-11
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1985-11
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Beaver Island

Summary

The December 1985 Beaver Beacon reprinted a report that DNR officers arrested a Naubinway man at the Beaver Island boat dock for suspected illegal possession of venison after a Report All Poaching tip.

Evidence limits

This is a newspaper report, not a charging document, evidence inventory, or conviction record.

Sources

  1. Reports that DNR officers arrested a Naubinway man at the Beaver Island boat dock for suspected illegal possession of venison, seizing two boxes of suspected deer meat, a Ford pickup, and three sets of antlers after a Report All Poaching tip. It notes the standing $500 Beaver Island businessmen and Game Club reward for information leading to arrests. This is a newspaper report, not a charging document, evidence inventory, or conviction record. The holding institution's portal restricts automated access; the archive holds a copy of this issue and can provide it on request.
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  2. The held eleven-page December issue PDF is paired with the canonical OCR source and confirms the reprinted arrest report.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1985-12_Beaver-Beacon

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Beaver Island Archive, “DNR arrests a man for suspected deer poaching after a Beaver Island tip, 1985”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-deer-poaching-arrest-1985/, accessed [date], citing Man Arrested for Poaching, reprinted from Petoskey News Review in Beaver Beacon, December 1985. (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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