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Beaver Island reports spring turkey, duck, and beaver activity, 1963

Also Beaver Island April 1963 turkey duck beaver report

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TypeEvent
Date1963-04
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
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Event
Date
1963-04
Kind
Observation
Where
Beaver Island
Carried out by
Beaver Island Game Club
Eras
Modern era
Concepts
wildlifehuntingconservationanimals
Within
Beaver Island

Summary

The April 1963 Beaver Beacon reports an estimated 20 to 30 turkeys, a planned release of 15 white ducklings in the harbor, and the opening of beaver trapping by three Island trappers.

Evidence and limits

These are newspaper reports and estimates, not wildlife counts, permits, or trapping records.

Sources

  1. Reports an estimate of 20 to 30 turkeys, an order for 15 white ducklings to be released in the harbor, and April 1 beaver trapping by Karl Kuebler, Rogers Carlisle, and Walt Wojan.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1963-04_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held six-page issue scan is paired with the OCR source and confirms the published game and trapping reports; it does not provide wildlife counts, release permits, or trapper logs.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1963-04_Beaver-Beacon

Added 8 August 2026. Recent changes

Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island reports spring turkey, duck, and beaver activity, 1963”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-game-and-trapping-news-april-1963/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, April 1963, “Game Club News,” “Quacker’s Ordered,” and “Eager Beavers.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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