386 RESULTS. 



From my observation of the methods employed by the open-sea hunt- 

 ers I believe that a very large proportion of those 

 M. c. Erskine, p. 423. killed by them are lost. I have often heard seal- 

 ers so express themselves. They have said to me 

 that they get only about one out of five shot or killed ; others made the 

 loss still greater. I think the latter statement more nearly correct. 



F. F. Feeny, p. 220. Of seals killed, about four out of five are saved. 



Q. What percentage of seals are taken, compared to those you de- 



stroy in doing so ? How many do you get of those 



^Luther l. Franklm, p. vou Vhoot?— A. That depends upon the hunter. 



The general average is, about thirty-five to forty 



are taken out of one hundred that are killed. 



Q. Is it not a fact that when you first started in the business and 

 was inexperienced in hunting, that you, like all other beginners, de- 

 stroyed a much larger proportion than you now do? — A. Yes, sir. 



An experienced hunter like myself will get two out of three that he 

 kills, but an ordinary hunter would not get more 



llios. Gibson, p. 4dJ. t]ian Qne Qut of ever y tbree Qr four that he kiUs> 



I lose about 50 per cent when I use the shotgun, and more are lost 

 when rifle is used. I always shoot them in the 



Gonastut, p. 238. head when possible, but if not possible I shoot 



them in any part of the body that is exposed. 



Jas. Gondowen, p. 259. About 50 per cent are lost when killed with a 

 shotgun, and a larger per cent when rifle is used. 



A good hunter will often lose one-third of the seals he kills. A poor 

 hunter will lose two-thirds of those he shoots. On 



Arthur Griffin, p. 326. an average, hunters will lose two seals out of 

 three of those they shoot. 



Jos. Grymes, p. 434. The hunters would get, on an average, one out 



of every four they killed. 



On an average, T think the hunters will save about one out of three 

 Jas. Harrison, p. 326. tbat they kill, but they wound many more that 

 escape and die afterwards. 



Formerly the seals were gentle and the approach of a vessel did not 



even alarm them, but when firearms came into use 



M. A. Healy, p. 28. it so frightened them that they had to be shot at 



long range, entailing a loss of not less than three 



out of every four or five killed. 



I think I got half of what I killed and wounded. I do not think that 

 Jas Kean v 448 * ne 8 Teen hunters get more than one out of every 



four or five that they kill. 



My experience convinces me that a large percentage of the seals now 



Jas. Kiernan, p. 450. J^ ]>/ shooting with rifles and shotguns are 



lost. My estimate would be that two out oi every 



three killed are lost. Formerly the killing was done by spearing, and 



