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Rogers Carlisle catches a large otter near Beaver Island, 1961

Also 1961 Beaver Island otter catch

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TypeEvent
Dates1961-04-01 – 1961-04
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
Event
Dates
1961-04-01 – 1961-04
Kind
Conservation
Carried out by
Rogers W. Carlisle
Eras
Modern era
Concepts
conservationenvironmentfishing
Within
Beaver Island

Summary

After Beaver Island trapping opened on April 1, 1961, Rogers Carlisle was reported to have caught a 20.5-pound otter. The notice describes it as the first otter in years after earlier signs had been observed.

Sources

  1. Reports that trapping opened April 1 and that Rogers Carlisle caught a 20.5-pound otter. It says otter signs had been seen about five years earlier and that this was the first in years; it does not provide a specimen record, exact trap location, or biological measurement method.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1961-04_Beaver-Beacon
  2. 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

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

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Beaver Island Archive, “Rogers Carlisle catches a large otter near Beaver Island, 1961”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/rogers-carlisle-catches-large-otter-1961/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, April 1961, “Game Club News.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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