- 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
- 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
- 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
Cite this article
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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