- Date
- 1981-05
- Kind
- Publication
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- conservationgovernancecommunicationcommunity
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
The May 1981 Beaver Beacon published an unsigned letter alleging excessive deer and turkey taking and a signed response from Stanley Floyd challenging the writer to notify the DNR and disputing the implied uniqueness of the conduct.
Evidence and limits
Neither letter is treated as a wildlife tally, poaching finding, or enforcement record.
Sources
- Prints an unsigned allegation about more than 150 deer and nearly 50 turkeys and a signed reply asking why the DNR was not notified and saying similar conduct had long occurred among islanders. The claims are disputed correspondence, not wildlife or enforcement data. The holding institution's portal restricts automated access; the archive holds a copy of this issue and can provide it on request.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1981-05_Beaver-Beacon
- The held thirteen-page May issue PDF is paired with the canonical OCR source and confirms the published correspondence.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1981-05_Beaver-Beacon
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “The Beaver Beacon prints a debate over deer and turkey hunting, 1981”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-deer-turkey-poaching-letter-1981/, accessed [date], citing Unsigned letter and Stanley Floyd reply, Beaver Beacon, May 1981. (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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