1978 - Hunting Season Has Fewer Hunters and Deer But Violations About the Same...and Harry Waldie Is Leading Brock's Sport Shop Buck Pole From Presque Isle County Advance and Onaway Outlook November 29, 2018

  
CAPTION: Both deer numbers and deer hunter numbers remained down as the Onaway
area approached the close of the 1978 season.  Fewer hunters tagged fewer deer
meaning many nimrods returned to homes in the southern part of the state 
empty-handed. Robert Strong, wildlife biologist from the Gaylord office of the
Michigan Department of Natural Resources, said the season's kill was running
about 10 to 15 percent behind the 1977 season, although game law violations
and arrests were about equal. By Nov. 27, 189 arrests were made in the district, 
51 illegal deer recovered and eight elk had been shot.  The new leader in the buck
contest at Brock's Sport Shop was Harry Waldie who tagged a 10-pointer with over a
15-inch antler spread.  He was followed by Larry Brewbaker with an 8-pointer. Above
is an 8-pointer taken by Jim Tucker on the morning of Nov. 24, 1978.



From the The Presque Isle County Advance November 29, 2018, page 7B. 


Retyped by J. Anderson