- Date
- 1965-11
- Kind
- Conservation
- Where
- Beaver Island · Garden Island
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- conservationenvironmentfishingcommunity
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
The 1965 Beaver Island deer season produced a reported harvest of 133 deer by 489 hunters. The December Beaver Beacon says the harvest was approximately evenly divided between does and bucks, records a large six-point buck taken on Garden Island, and notes tentative discussion of a limited turkey season.
Evidence and limits
These are newspaper totals and observations, not the state’s official harvest dataset. The report does not provide a complete permit ledger, exact hunting dates, or independent biological assessment.
Open questions
- Do Michigan conservation records verify the hunter and harvest totals?
- Was the proposed limited turkey season adopted in 1966?
See also
Sources
- Reports 489 hunters and 133 deer, with the harvest divided approximately equally between does and bucks; 139 antlerless permits were issued from Beaver Island Field Station for Area 15. It identifies a 185-pound six-point Garden Island buck, a ten-year-old doe taken by Dr. Haynes, a 180-pound Beaver Island buck, and tentative plans for a limited turkey season. It does not provide official harvest returns or a complete permit ledger.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1965-12_Beaver-Beacon
- 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 · 1965-12_Beaver-Beacon
Added 2 August 2026 · revised 3 August 2026. Recent changes
Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island deer season records 489 hunters and 133 deer, 1965”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-deer-season-results-1965/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, December 1965, “Game News.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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