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The Game Club reports deer, turkeys, and spotty winter fishing, 1963

Also Beaver Island February 1963 deer turkey and ice-fishing report

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TypeEvent
Date1963-02
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
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Event
Date
1963-02
Kind
Observation
Where
Beaver Island
Carried out by
Beaver Island Game Club
Eras
Modern era
Concepts
wildlifefishingconservationrecreation
Within
Beaver Island

Summary

The February 1963 Beaver Beacon reports deer signs throughout Beaver Island, cedar browse from the fall cuttings, planted turkeys near a feeding station and the airport, sporadic harbor perch fishing, and little success on a Lake Geneserath excursion.

Evidence and limits

These are local newspaper observations, not a wildlife survey, stocking record, or complete catch log.

Sources

  1. Reports deer signs across the Island and browse from cedar cuttings, two planted turkeys visiting a feeding station with others near the airport, sporadic harbor perch fishing, and an unsuccessful Lake Geneserath fishing trip.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1963-02_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held five-page issue scan is paired with the OCR source and confirms the published game report; it does not provide a wildlife survey, stocking record, or complete catch log.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1963-02_Beaver-Beacon

Added 8 August 2026. Recent changes

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Beaver Island Archive, “The Game Club reports deer, turkeys, and spotty winter fishing, 1963”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-game-club-winter-report-february-1963/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, February 1963, “Game Club News.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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