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General comparison of computations of the seal herd on the PrihUof Islands, 



1021 to 1.032 



Classes 



1921 



1922 



1923 



1924 



1925 



1926 



Harem bulls 



Breeding: cows.. 



Surplus bulls 



Idle bulls _. 



6-year-old males. 

 5-year-old iiuilcs. 

 4-year-old males. 

 3-year-old males 

 2-year-old males 

 Yearlinfr males.. 

 2-year-old cows. 

 Yearling cows... 

 Pups -. 



Total 



3,909 



176, 655 



3,301 



747 



3,991 



4,729 



6,780 



14, 668 



41,893 



50, 249 



43,419 



54, 447 



176,655 



3, 562 



185,914 



2,346 



508 



3,771 



6, 080 



11,807 



7,459 



40, 920 



52, 988 



46, 280 



57, 413 



185,914 



3,412 



197, 659 



1,891 



312 



4,863 



10,612 



5,710 



22, 786 



43, 112 



55, 769 



48, 801 



60, 422 



197, 659 



3,516 



208, 396 



2,043 



390 



8, 489 



5,132 



18, 670 



21,551 



45, 685 



59, 291 



51, 359 



64, 240 



208, 396 



3,526 



226, 090 



3,558 



311 



4,105 



16, 792 



18, 692 



21,185 



43, 515 



52, 091 



49, 786 



57, 309 



226, 090 



581, 443 



604, 962 



653, 008 



697, 158 



723, 050 



4,034 



244, 114 



2,002 



423 



13, 434 



16,812 



17,872 



17, 189 



38,183 



56, 514 



44, 415 



62, 175 



244, 114 



761,281 



Classes 



1928 



1929 



1930 



1931 



1932 



Harem bulls 



Breeding cows.. 



Surplus bulls 



Idle bulls 



6-year-old males 

 5-year-old males 

 4-year-old males 

 3-year-old males 

 2-year-old males 

 Yearling males.. 

 2-year-old cows. 

 Yearling cows... 

 Pups 



Total 



4,643 



263, 566 



4,827 



972 



13,450 



16, 073 



14, 448 



9,730 



41, 252 



61, 026 



48, 186 



67, 131 



263, 566 



6,050 

 284, 725 



5,285 



1,449 

 12, 857 

 13,001 



7,798 

 11,133 

 49, 087 

 65, 861 

 57, 061 

 72, 481 

 284, 725 



7,187 



307, 491 



5,207 



1, 633 



10, 399 



7, 016 



9, 102 



13, 639 



64, 354 



85, 381 



67, 210 



85, 417 



307, 491 



8,312 



332, 084 



3,963 



1,899 



5,612 



8,191 



11,327 



14,871 



69, 674 



92, 232 



72, 605 



92, 247 



332, 084 



9,233 



358, 642 



3,291 



1,888 

 6,553 

 10, 193 

 12, 966 

 13, 198 

 74, 828 

 99, 612 

 78,410 

 99, 626 

 358, 642 



808,870 



871, 513 



971, 527 



1, 045, 101 



1, 127, 082 



10,088 



387, 320 



2,893 



2,349 



8,154 



11,669 



11,351 



17, 849 



81, 101 



107, 592 



84, 682 



107, 593 



387, 320 



1, 219, 961 



FOXES 



The management of blue-fox herds on St. Paul and St. George^ 

 Islands is given regular attention. In winter when the supply of 

 natural food is scarce the foxes are fed preserved seal meat and 

 specially prepared rations. Captures are made then for obtaining 

 pelts and for marking and releasing a suitable number of animals for 

 breeding purposes. 



TRAPPING SEIASON OF 1932-33 



During the 1932-33 season there were taken 1,143 fox pelts, of 

 which 1.120 were blue and 23 white. Two hundred and forty-nine 

 blue and 22 white pelts were taken on St. Paul Island, and 871 blue 

 pelts and 1 white pelt on St. George Island. There were also 

 trapped, marked, and released for breeding stock 32 foxes on St. 

 Paul Island and 408 on St. George Island. Additional animals, not 

 captured during the season, augment the breeding reserve. 



REINDEER 



St. Paul Island. — A count of the reindeer on St. Paul Island on 

 September 30, 1932, showed 485 animals, of which 57 were the young 

 of the season. During the year 47 reindeer had been killed and used 

 for food. The herd was apparently in excellent condition. 



