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Beaver Island grouse season opens under an improving forecast, 1960

Also 1960 Beaver Island grouse season

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TypeEvent
Date1960-10-01
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
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Event
Date
1960-10-01
Kind
Opening
Eras
Modern era
Concepts
conservationenvironmentgovernance
Within
Beaver Island

Summary

State Game Division biologists expected a strong Beaver Island grouse season in 1960 and reported October 1 as the opening date.

Evidence and limits

The report preserves a biological forecast and opening notice, not a population census, harvest result, or complete legal season record.

Open questions

  • Which Game Division survey and hunting regulations document the forecast and season?

See also

Sources

  1. Reports State Game Division biologists saying Beaver Island grouse shooting should be as good as or better than the mainland because grouse were on an upward cycle, and gives October 1 as the opening date. It does not provide a population survey, harvest limit, or legal order.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1960-09_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held three-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 · 1960-09_Beaver-Beacon

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

Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island grouse season opens under an improving forecast, 1960”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-grouse-season-opens-1960/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, September 1960, “Conservation News.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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