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Wildlife Club launches deer habitat and harvest-registration programs on January 9, 2003

Also Beaver Island Wildlife Club January 9 2003 meeting · deer habitat planting and harvest contest

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TypeEvent
Date2003-01-09
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
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Event
Date
2003-01-09
Kind
Conservation
Where
Beaver Island
Carried out by
Beaver Island Wildlife Club
Eras
Modern era
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wildlifeconservationhuntinggovernancecommunity
Within
Beaver Island

Summary

At its January 9, 2003 meeting, the Beaver Island Wildlife Club planned deer-habitat planting and clearing, offered support for five acres of approved private habitat, prepared a deer-harvest registration contest, sought DNR advice on a sharply reduced harvest, planned a turkey census, and continued the walleye-rearing pond project.

Evidence limits

The club report states plans and estimates, not completed habitat work, verified harvest totals, or DNR decisions.

Sources

  1. Beaver Beacon, February 2003, “News from the Wildlife Club.”
    Reports habitat-planting and clearing plans, up to $1,000 in support for five acres of private habitat, a successful-deer-hunter registration contest, DNR consultation, a turkey census, and continuing walleye-pond work. No public copy of this file is known; the archive holds one and can provide it on request.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 2003-02_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held issue scan confirms the February 2003 report.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 2003-02_Beaver-Beacon

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Beaver Island Archive, “Wildlife Club launches deer habitat and harvest-registration programs on January 9, 2003”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-wildlife-club-habitat-program-january-9-2003/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, February 2003, “News from the Wildlife Club.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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