Name: Beaver Island game watchers feed wild turkeys during winter, 1969
Start: 1969-01
End: 1969-04
Location: Beaver Island

Locator map: Beaver Island highlighted within the Beaver Island archipelago — Took place at Beaver IslandLocator plate © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0); depths NOAA; names USGS GNIS. How the plates are drawn.

Event

Dates: 1969-01 – 1969-04
Kind: Conservation
Where: Beaver Island
Carried out by: Beaver Island Game Club
Eras: Modern era
Concepts: conservationenvironmentcommunity
Within: Beaver Island

Summary

During the winter of 1969, Karl Kuebler maintained feeding for Beaver Island’s wild turkeys. The Beacon later reported that only 26 turkeys could be accounted for in the island-wide winter coverage and that coyotes were considered partly responsible for losses. The April issue reported remains that Kuebler believed had been killed by a coyote, reinforcing the report’s concern about the reduced count.

Evidence and limits

The reports preserve observations and the suspected role of coyotes, but they do not establish a complete population count or a measured cause-of-decline study.

Open questions

What survey method produced the count of 26 turkeys?

Sources

Beaver Beacon, January 1969, “Turkey Tracks”; March 1969, “Game News”; April 1969, “Game News.”
January reports Kuebler feeding turkeys and coyote tracks; March reports winter game observations; April reports only 26 turkeys accounted for and a coyote-killed bird, along with nine beaver taken by two trappers.
data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1969-01_Beaver-Beacon
Beaver Beacon, January 1969, held issue PDF, source scan.
The held six-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 · 1969-01_Beaver-Beacon
Beaver Beacon, March 1969, “Game News.”
Reports the seasonal game context and observations as winter ended.
data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1969-03_Beaver-Beacon
Beaver Beacon, March 1969, held issue PDF, source scan.
The held eight-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 · 1969-03_Beaver-Beacon
Beaver Beacon, April 1969, “Game News.”
Reports that only 26 turkeys could be accounted for after extensive winter coverage and that Karl Kuebler found remains apparently killed by a coyote; it does not provide a formal census or predator study.
data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1969-04_Beaver-Beacon
Beaver Beacon, April 1969, held issue PDF, source scan.
The held eight-page issue scan is paired with the canonical OCR source and confirms the follow-up turkey and coyote report.
data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1969-04_Beaver-Beacon

Added 2 August 2026 · revised 3 August 2026. Recent changes

Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island game watchers feed wild turkeys during winter, 1969”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-turkey-feeding-1969/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, January 1969, “Turkey Tracks”; March 1969, “Game News”; April 1969, “Game News.” (and 5 further sources listed on the page).

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