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Beaver Island 1964 deer-season results, 1964

Also 1964 Beaver Island deer harvest report

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TypeEvent
Date1964-11
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
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Date
1964-11
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Conservation
Where
Beaver Island
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Modern era
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Beaver Island

Summary

The November 1964 Beaver Beacon first reported 18 archers taking 7 deer and named several hunting parties. The December issue then reported that 427 hunters took 172 deer on Beaver Island during the season: 115 bucks and 57 does, including 94 legal bucks and 40 fawns. It also reported an eleven-point, 196-pound buck and one hunter who found his way out from the Fox Lake area.

Evidence and limits

These are newspaper figures at two points in the season, not a state harvest database or a complete hunter register. The source does not identify the lost hunter or provide a wildlife census or official tally.

Sources

  1. Reports the preliminary archery tally of 18 hunters and 7 deer, names the Lastinger, Clark, Stough, and Maurice Teter parties, and recalls the Teter tent fire at the State Forest Camp Site. It is an earlier newspaper snapshot, not the final season total or an official harvest register.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1964-11_Beaver-Beacon
  2. 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 · 1964-11_Beaver-Beacon
  3. Reports 427 hunters taking 172 deer, including 115 bucks, 57 does, 94 legal bucks, and 40 fawns, and describes an eleven-point 196-pound buck and one hunter who walked out from Fox Lake toward the Bonner farm. It is a newspaper total, not an official harvest database.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1964-12_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 · 1964-12_Beaver-Beacon

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

Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island 1964 deer-season results, 1964”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-deer-season-results-1964/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, November 1964, “Game News.” (and 3 further sources listed on the page).

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