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Bud Knight

Also Bud Knight

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TypePerson
ErasModern era
On this page
Person
Active
fl. 1961
Work
Fish culturist
Eras
Modern era
Concepts
conservationenvironmentfishing

Summary

Bud Knight is identified in December 1961 as a fish culturist from Oden Hatcheries who planted 2,000 brook trout at Fox Lake with conservation officer Vernon Fitzpatrick.

Evidence and limits

This is an episode-qualified record. The source does not give Knight’s full name, hatchery title, career, or the hatchery’s formal relationship to the Conservation Department.

Open questions

  • What was Bud Knight’s full name and professional history?
  • Which Oden Hatcheries records document the Fox Lake shipment?

See also

Sources

  1. Identifies Bud Knight as a fish culturist from Oden Hatcheries and names him with Vernon Fitzpatrick in the December 6 planting of 2,000 brook trout at Fox Lake.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1961-12_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 · 1961-12_Beaver-Beacon

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

Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “Bud Knight”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/people/bud-knight/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, December 1961, “Good News.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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