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Beaver and Garden Islands open special 1970 deer seasons

Also 1970 Beaver Island deer season

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TypeEvent
Dates1970-09-15 – 1970-11-14
WithinBeaver Island · Garden Island
ErasModern era
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Locator map: Beaver Island highlighted within the Beaver Island archipelago
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Event
Dates
1970-09-15 – 1970-11-14
Kind
Conservation
Where
Beaver Island · Garden Island
Eras
Modern era
Concepts
conservationenvironmentgovernance
Within
Beaver Island · Garden Island

Summary

Special 1970 deer seasons opened on Garden and Beaver Islands on September 15. Garden Island allowed rifle and archery hunting because of reported deer overpopulation, while Beaver Island opened to archers through November 14.

Evidence and limits

The September report gives interim hunter and harvest figures, not a final season total or independent population estimate.

Open questions

  • What were the final 1970 harvest totals and regulatory results?

Sources

  1. Reports Garden Island rifle and archery hunting beginning September 15 because of deer overpopulation, and Beaver Island archery season beginning the same date and closing November 14.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1970-08_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held nine-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 · 1970-08_Beaver-Beacon
  3. Reports nearly fifty Garden Island hunters and five deer taken at the time of the report, plus one Beaver Island deer taken by bow and arrow.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1970-09_Beaver-Beacon
  4. The held seven-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 · 1970-09_Beaver-Beacon

Added 2 August 2026 · revised 3 August 2026. Recent changes

Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver and Garden Islands open special 1970 deer seasons”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-deer-season-1970/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, August 1970, “Game News.” (and 3 further sources listed on the page).

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