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Beaver Island Game Club reports its 1960 deer prizes

Also December 1960 Beaver Island deer prizes

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TypeEvent
Date1960-12
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
On this page
Event
Date
1960-12
Kind
Conservation
Participants
Jim Rogers (participant) · Father Fitzgerald (participant) · Joseph M. "Bussey" LaFreniere (participant)
Carried out by
Beaver Island Game Club
Eras
Modern era
Concepts
conservationcommunitytourism
Within
Beaver Island

Summary

The December 1960 Game Club report names three deer-season results: Jim Rogers won the $25 largest-deer prize for a 205-pound buck, Father Fitzgerald shot the deer with the largest rack, and Joseph “Bussy” La Freniere got the first deer of the season.

Evidence and limits

This is a newspaper prize report, not a Game Club ledger or formal harvest record. The three people remain episode-qualified and no complete hunter roster is inferred.

Open questions

  • Which Game Club records document the prizes, measurements, and hunters?

See also

Sources

  1. Reports Jim Rogers receiving the $25 prize for a 205-pound buck, Father Fitzgerald shooting the deer with the largest rack, and Joseph (Bussy) La Freniere getting the first deer of the season. It does not provide a prize ledger, complete hunter roster, or formal harvest record.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1960-12_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held five-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 · 1960-12_Beaver-Beacon

Added 1 August 2026 · revised 3 August 2026. Recent changes

Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island Game Club reports its 1960 deer prizes”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-game-club-deer-prizes-1960/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, December 1960, “Game Club News.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).

Last revised 2026-08-03. Fill in [date] with the date you read it — this page is static and cannot know that.

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