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Beaver Island Game Club spring observations, 1973

Also 1973 spring Game Club news · Beaver Island smelt and sucker run

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TypeEvent
Datecirca 1973-05
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
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Event
Date
circa 1973-05
Kind
Conservation
Where
Beaver Island
Carried out by
Beaver Island Game Club
Eras
Modern era
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conservationenvironmentcommunity
Within
Beaver Island

Summary

The May 1973 Game Club report describes a light spring smelt run, a sucker run heaviest in Cable’s Creek, and no observed duck or goose use of the nesting boxes at Greenes Lake at the time of writing. It also records early mushroom collecting.

Evidence and limits

These are local observations, not a wildlife census or a record of completed stocking, nesting, harvest, or population results.

Sources

  1. Reports a light, short smelt run; a sucker run in progress, heaviest in Cable's Creek; no ducks or geese yet using the Green's Lake nesting boxes; and a few beefsteak mushrooms with morels beginning. It does not establish later wildlife occupancy or harvest totals.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1973-05_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held nine-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 · 1973-05_Beaver-Beacon
  3. Describes the Greenes Lake nesting platforms and wood-duck boxes as ready and records other spring habitat observations; the April report is treated as preceding context rather than proof of May occupancy.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1973-04_Beaver-Beacon
  4. The held eleven-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 · 1973-04_Beaver-Beacon

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

Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island Game Club spring observations, 1973”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-game-club-spring-observations-1973/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, May 1973, “Game Club News.” (and 3 further sources listed on the page).

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