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Beaver Island Wildlife Club reports lake, deer, and winter-feeding projects in 1997

Also Beaver Island Wildlife Club November 1997 report · Lake Geneserath restocking 1997

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TypeEvent
Date1997-11
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
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Event
Date
1997-11
Kind
Announcement
Where
Beaver Island
Carried out by
Beaver Island Wildlife Club
Eras
Modern era
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Within
Beaver Island

Summary

The Beaver Island Wildlife Club reported considering fish restocking after a CMU Lake Geneserath survey, mowing habitat areas, replacing mineral blocks, and supporting a 1997 doe season with 150 DNR permits. It also planned a hunters’ banquet and winter corn feeding for turkeys.

Evidence limits

The club report describes projects and plans but does not provide the survey, permit register, stocking record, or independent wildlife-population data.

Sources

  1. Reports consideration of Lake Geneserath restocking after a CMU survey, mowing for wildlife management, two tons of replacement mineral blocks, 150 DNR doe-season permits intended to reduce winter kill, a hunters’ banquet, and plans to feed whole corn to turkeys. 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 · 1997-11_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held issue scan confirms the Wildlife Club report.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1997-11_Beaver-Beacon

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Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island Wildlife Club reports lake, deer, and winter-feeding projects in 1997”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-wildlife-club-lake-geneserath-deer-management-1997/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, November 1997, “Greetings from Your Wildlife Club.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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