- Dates
- 1961-06 – 1961-08
- Kind
- Conservation
- Participants
- Donald Cole (collector) · Vernon Fitzpatrick (conservation_officer) · Township of Saint James (organizer) · Perry J. Gatliff (participant)
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- conservationenvironmentcommunity
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
A newly orphaned buck fawn, named Jackie, was cared for by Perry Gatliff under an exhibition permit granted by the Conservation Department. The July report says Jackie was thriving on formula and that a shelter was being erected at Municipal Dock Park.
Evidence and limits
The July and August sources confirm the permit and continuing care but do not document the shelter’s completion, the public display’s duration, or the planned October release.
Sources
- A later community recollection places a fawn pen between the Ferry Dock and Yacht Dock and remembers a fawn called Jackie, with photographs attributed to Mary and Perry Gatliff. The thread does not give a year and cannot independently prove that this was the 1961 fawn; it is retained as corroborative memory and a lead to family-held photographs, not as a new date or disposition record.forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 00 · t000518
- The June 1961 issue reports Donald Cole finding a deserted buck fawn, with Vernon Fitzpatrick helping search for the doe. The fawn was cared for in St. James while the township sought a Conservation Department exhibitor permit for a Municipal Dock Park display and planned October release.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1961-06_Beaver-Beacon
- 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 · 1961-06_Beaver-Beacon
- Reports that the Conservation Department granted the exhibition permit, names the buck fawn Jackie, and says Perry Gatliff fed it formula at his home until a shelter was erected at Municipal Dock Park. The report does not confirm the October release or the shelter's construction details.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1961-07_Beaver-Beacon
- 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 · 1961-07_Beaver-Beacon
- Reports that the motherless buck fawn Jackie had become an attraction to islanders and visitors, was quite tame, and was eating solid food. It does not document the shelter, later release, or final disposition.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1961-08_Beaver-Beacon
- 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 · 1961-08_Beaver-Beacon
Added 1 August 2026 · revised 3 August 2026. Recent changes
Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Orphaned deer fawn Jackie is raised under an exhibition permit, 1961”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/orphaned-deer-fawn-care-and-exhibitor-permit-plan-1961/, accessed [date], citing Shirley Cole et al., “Can someone fill in the "blanks" for me?,” Beaver Island Forum, January 14–24, 2006. (and 6 further sources listed on the page).
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