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Beaver Island townships endorse a Quality Deer Management plan, 2010

Also Beaver Island QDM resolution 2010

Draft — sources verified, prose evolving

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TypeEvent
Dates2010-09 – 2010-11
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
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Dates
2010-09 – 2010-11
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Where
Beaver Island
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Modern era
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Beaver Island

Summary

In September 2010, St. James and Peaine townships endorsed the proposed Beaver Island Quality Deer Management Plan and supported its inclusion in 2011 hunting regulations.

Evidence limits

This is a resolution, not proof of later regulations, implementation, or wildlife outcomes.

Sources

See the sources block above.

Sources

  1. Forum participants link the proposed QDM plan and describe unresolved questions about mandatory implementation, buck and doe rules, and coordination with MDNRE and island organizations; this is not proof that final regulations were already in force.
    forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 02 · t002764
  2. Beaver Beacon, October 2010, "QDM Resolution."
    Publishes the resolution endorsed by both township boards supporting the Beaver Island Quality Deer Management Plan and its inclusion in 2011 hunting regulations. No public copy of this file is known; the archive holds one and can provide it on request.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 2010-10_Beaver-Beacon
  3. The held issue scan confirms the resolution.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 2010-10_Beaver-Beacon
  4. Beaver Beacon, November 2010, "Let Em Grow."
    Reports the Wildlife Club's follow-up request that hunters allow smaller bucks to mature, while noting that this is guidance rather than evidence of regulation or enforcement. No public copy of this file is known; the archive holds one and can provide it on request.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 2010-11_Beaver-Beacon
  5. The held issue scan confirms the follow-up deer-management notice.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 2010-11_Beaver-Beacon

Added 5 August 2026 · revised 8 August 2026. Recent changes

Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island townships endorse a Quality Deer Management plan, 2010”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-quality-deer-management-resolution-2010/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Island Forum, "QDM Discussion at Peaine Meeting," September 11–14, 2010. (and 4 further sources listed on the page).

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