Name: Conservation Department plans January wild-turkey delivery to Beaver Island, 1961
Start: 1961-01
End: 1961-01
Location: Beaver Island

Event

Date: 1961-01
Kind: Conservation
Carried out by: Michigan Conservation Department
Eras: Modern era
Concepts: conservationenvironmentcommunity
Within: Beaver Island

Summary

The Game Division of the Conservation Department planned to bring about twenty wild turkeys to Beaver Island in the second week of January 1961. The reported plan placed one flock near Bonner’s Bluff and another in the Green’s Lake area, with the birds coming from Allegan State Forest.

Evidence and limits

This is a planned delivery notice. It does not establish that the birds arrived, were released at the proposed locations, or survived. It also does not supply a state order, transport record, or complete stocking account.

Sources

Beaver Beacon, January 1961, “Conservation News.”
Reports that the Game Division of the Conservation Department planned to bring approximately twenty wild turkeys to Beaver Island the second week of January, with one flock near Bonner’s Bluff and another in the Green’s Lake area, from Allegan State Forest. It is a plan, not evidence of delivery, release, or survival.
data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1961-01_Beaver-Beacon
Beaver Beacon, January 1961, held issue PDF, source scan.
The held five-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 · 1961-01_Beaver-Beacon
Beaver Beacon, April 1961, “Turkey Talk.”
Reports that a planned attempt to capture wild turkeys for Beaver Island failed when overloaded cannons tore the net; the birds escaped to Allegan State Forest. This follow-up documents a failed capture attempt, not a January delivery or release.
data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1961-04_Beaver-Beacon
Beaver Beacon, April 1961, 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 · 1961-04_Beaver-Beacon
Beaver Beacon, May 1961, “Note to the Conservation Department.”
Reports retired District Game Supervisor Otto Failing saying that twenty or more young birds would be brought to Beaver Island in August from Pennsylvania Game Farms. This is a later plan and does not establish delivery or release.
data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1961-05_Beaver-Beacon
Beaver Beacon, May 1961, held issue PDF, source scan.
The held seven-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 · 1961-05_Beaver-Beacon

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

Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “Conservation Department plans January wild-turkey delivery to Beaver Island, 1961”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-wild-turkey-delivery-plan-january-1961/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, January 1961, “Conservation News.” (and 5 further sources listed on the page).

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