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Summer 1979 turkey and deer observations on Beaver Island

Also 1979 turkey offspring and deer observations

Draft — sources verified, prose evolving

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TypeEvent
Date1979-06
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
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Event
Date
1979-06
Kind
Observation
Where
Beaver Island
Eras
Modern era
Concepts
wildlifeconservationenvironmentcommunication
Within
Beaver Island

Summary

The Summer 1979 issue reports planted turkeys with offspring and plentiful deer, including a doe and twin fawns near the Lodge.

Evidence and limits

These are casual observations, not a wildlife survey, stocking record, or population estimate.

Sources

  1. Reports the winter-planted turkeys with offspring and frequent sightings, and says deer were plentiful and healthy-looking, including a doe and twin fawns near the Lodge. These are casual newspaper observations, not a wildlife survey, stocking record, or population estimate. The holding institution's portal restricts automated access; the archive holds a copy of this issue and can provide it on request.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1979-06_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held twelve-page Summer 1979 issue PDF is paired with the canonical OCR source and confirms the wildlife observations.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1979-06_Beaver-Beacon

Added 4 August 2026. Recent changes

Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “Summer 1979 turkey and deer observations on Beaver Island”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-turkey-deer-summer-observations-1979/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, Summer 1979, seasonal wildlife observations. (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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