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Beaver Island profile follows Mark Valente's beaver-trapping work

Also Out for Beaver 2005

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TypeEvent
Date2005-03
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
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2005-03
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Summary

“Out for Beaver” follows Mark Valente as he checks winter beaver snares on Lake Geneserath, describes his hide-stretching and tanning work, and connects trapping to his broader Island household and livelihood.

Evidence limits

This is a reported profile of one trapper’s practice, not a population estimate, harvest ledger, or regulatory record.

Sources

  1. Beaver Beacon, April 2005, "Out for Beaver."
    Describes Mark Valente checking beaver snares on Lake Geneserath, preparing and selling hides, and the tools and labor involved in winter trapping. No public copy of this file is known; the archive holds one and can provide it on request.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 2005-04_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held issue scan confirms the trapping profile.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 2005-04_Beaver-Beacon

Added 7 August 2026. Recent changes

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Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island profile follows Mark Valente's beaver-trapping work”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-out-for-beaver-trapping-profile-2005/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, April 2005, "Out for Beaver." (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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