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Wildlife Club prepares for a DNR biologist’s May 2003 Beaver Island visit

Also Beaver Island Wildlife Club April 10 2003 meeting · Brian Mastenbrook DNR visit

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TypeEvent
Dates2003-04-10 – 2003-05-01
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
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2003-04-10 – 2003-05-01
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Meeting
Where
Beaver Island
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Beaver Island Wildlife Club
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Modern era
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wildlifeconservationhuntingenvironment
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Beaver Island

Summary

At its April 10, 2003 meeting, the Beaver Island Wildlife Club prepared for a two-day visit by DNR biologist Brian Mastenbrook on deer management, habitat improvement, doe permits, coyotes, turkeys, rabbits, and related concerns. The club also continued its successful hunter contest and walleye pond and planned a rifle raffle.

Evidence limits

The report documents preparation and planned activities, not the later DNR findings or management decisions.

Sources

  1. Beaver Beacon, May 2003, “Beaver Island Wildlife Club News.”
    Reports plans for Brian Mastenbrook to assess deer, habitat, doe permits, coyotes, turkeys, rabbits, and other wildlife, plus the successful hunter contest, walleye pond, and rifle raffle. No public copy of this file is known; the archive holds one and can provide it on request.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 2003-05_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held issue scan confirms the May 2003 report.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 2003-05_Beaver-Beacon

Added 5 August 2026. Recent changes

Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “Wildlife Club prepares for a DNR biologist’s May 2003 Beaver Island visit”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-wildlife-club-april-10-2003-meeting/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, May 2003, “Beaver Island Wildlife Club News.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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