Beaver Island winter rabbit, perch, and coyote report, 1967

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Event

Date: circa 1967-02
Kind: Observation
Where: Beaver Island
Eras: Modern era
Concepts: wildlifehuntingfishingcommunity
Within: Beaver Island

Summary

The February 1967 Beaver Beacon reported that adverse weather limited rabbit hunting, perch catches in the harbor were small, and coyote numbers appeared to be increasing as local hunters planned renewed efforts.

Evidence and limits

These are local newspaper observations, not a wildlife census, creel survey, population estimate, or complete harvest record.

Sources

Beaver Beacon, February 1967, “Game News.”
Reports limited rabbit hunting, small perch catches, and apparently increasing coyote numbers; it is a local observation rather than a wildlife census, creel survey, or complete harvest record.
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Beaver Beacon, February 1967, held issue PDF, source scan.
The held issue scan is paired with the OCR source and confirms the published game report; it does not expand the source-specific wildlife or catch claims.
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Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island winter rabbit, perch, and coyote report, 1967”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-february-game-news-1967/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, February 1967, “Game News.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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