WEAPONS. 



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We hunt sometimes with a shotgun, and sometimes with a rifle. 

 Breaching seals we shoot with arifle, and sleep- mies mgo m 

 mg seals with a shotgun. 



Have used both rifle and shotgun in killing seals, but now use 

 shotgun only, having found that for same mini- w Iioherts p 2 a 

 ber of shots more seals are taken therewith. 



On the voyage of the City of San Diego, which lasted about eight 

 months, we got about 1,000 seals. The hunters had 

 rifles and shotguns, but as we entered the Bering 

 Sea the revenue-cutter Cor win took away our rifles 

 and left us the shotguns. 



Adolphus Saytrs,}). 473. 



Shotgun and rifle are used by me for taking seal. 



Always use shotgun and rifle. 



I have always used a shotgun for taking seal. 



Always used a shotgun exclusively for taking- 

 seal. 



We hunted with shotguns and rifles, and killed 

 most of the seals when they were asleep on the 

 water. 



Jack Shuekt/, p. 289. 

 Aaron Simson, p. 290 

 Geo. Skultka, p. 290. 

 Fred Smith, p. 319. 



E. W. Soron, p. 479. 



I use the shotgun exclusively for taking seal. Joshua stickiand, p. 350. 



Q.. Do you generally shoot seals with a rifle or a shotgun, and if the 

 latter, with buckshot or fine shot?— A. I general- 

 ly shoot them with a shotgun loaded with buck- GustaveSundvall,pAni. 

 shot if asleep; if awake we generally shoot them 

 with a rifle. 



The white hunters use shotguns altogether for W. Thomas, p. 485. 

 taking seal. 



We used mostly shotguns in killing seals. We Adolph w. Thompson, p. 



Peter Trearsheit, p. 271. 

 Geo. Usher, p. 291. 

 Rudolph Walton, p. 272. 

 Fred. Wilson, p. 301. 



carried rifles but did not use them much. 

 Have always used a shotgun to take seal. 

 I have always used the shotgun for taking seal. 

 I use shotgun and rifle to take seal. 

 Have always used the shotgun for killing seal. 



When I was a boy, bought a shotgun frou the Hudson Bay Com- 

 pany at Fort Simpson and have always used tlie Hastings Yethnow, p. 

 shotgun for takine - seal. 302. 



We only used rifles. 



Geo. Zammitt, p. 507. 



