INDISCRIMINATE SLAUGHTER. 373 



I know it to be the custom of seal hunters to shoot seals at sea when 

 they are at rest upon the surface of the water, 



and that those generally obtained are females John Malowansky, p. 

 and constitute but a very small portion of those 198. 

 killed and lost. 



Everything- that comes near the boat in shape of a seal is shot; 

 I can not tell the sex of a seal till alter it is ^^^^.284. 

 dead. 



We hunted with shotguns and shot them mostly when they were 

 asleep on the water, or any chance we could get. 

 I was a boat puller, and the hunters shot at every- Henry Mason, p. 465. 

 thing in sight. 



Wegenerally tried to kill them while asleepinthe Thorwai Mathasan, p. 

 water, but tired at everything that came around us. 339. 



I shoot all seal that come near the boat, regardless of sex ; have never 

 killed but two old bulls in my life; I have killed a few young bulls, 

 and plenty of yearling seal; never examined them , ,,.„ 

 as to sex. Amos M i ll, p. 285. 



I use no discrimination in shooting seals; shoot everything that 



comes near the boat, and all other hunters do „ „ , r . .„„ 



,, ' Or. h. Miner, p. 466. 



the same. ,x 



Q. If awake, do you shoot them while breaching? — A. Yes, sir; we 

 shoot at them anywhere, either while they are 

 breaching, or heads up or any way. Frank Moreau,p. 468. 



We shot at everything in sight. We killed Eddie Morehead,pA&i. 

 more females than males, and we lost a good 

 many that we killed. 



Shoot everything that comes near the boat in Mattheto Morris, p. 286. 

 shape of a seal, and use no discrimination. 



The sex of the seal can not be told in the water. 

 Hunters use no discrimination, but kill everything NasMou, p. 298. 

 they can. 



I can not tell a male from a female in the water, and it makes no 

 difference; I shoot everything that comes near 

 the canoe in shape of a seal. Smith Natch > P- 298 - 



We shoot everything that comes near the canoe, regardless of sex. 

 The sex can not be told in the water unless it be 

 an old bull. Dan ^man,p. 286. 



Everything is killed that conies near the canoe in shape of a seal. 

 We can not tell a male from a female in the 

 water Jos. Neishkaitk, p. 289. 



I can not tell the age or sex of seals in the Niles NeUon,p. 469. 

 water. 



