PERCENTAGE LOST OP SEALS STRUCK. 401 



When the spear was used all seal speared were secured. About 50 

 per cent of the seal are lost when shot with shot- 

 guns. Whenever I have used a rifle for shooting j a s. Unatajim, p. 271. 

 seal a much larger proportion of those killed have 

 been lost on account of shooting them at a longer distance from the 

 boat. 



I think I generally lose about 75 per cent of the Geo. Usher, p. 291. 

 seals shot with shotgun. 



I have learned from personal observation and from conversations 

 with parties that they lose in killed and wounded 



at least two out of every three obtained. Other chas. T. Wagner, p. 212. 

 sealers have told me that their loss is much 

 greater. 



About 50 per cent are lost when shot with shot- Rudolph Walton, #.272. 

 gun ; when rifle is used a much larger per cent 

 is lost. 



I have often conversed with the hunters relative to the percentage 

 of the loss of seals to those taken, and some Elkan Wasserman, p, 

 tell me they get 1 out of 5 or 6. 534. 



Heretofore the natives have always used canoes, but the white men 

 hunt them from schooners, use flrarms, and get 

 about 2 out Of 5. WecJcenunesch, p. 311. 



My hunters use shotgun exclusively. They carry a rifle with them 

 in the boat, but have not used one this season to 



my knowledge. I think, as near as I can esti- JP- S. Weittenhiller, p. 

 mate, about 33£ per cent of the seals shot are lost. 274, 



From my knowledge and experience in the business it is my convic- 

 tion that within the last few years, since the seal- 

 ers have become so numerous in the Pacific and Michael White, p. 490 

 Bering Sea, that not more than 1 out of 3 are 

 secured. 



I always use the shotgun for taking seal. I Billy Williams, p. 300. 

 think I lose about 5 out of every 10 that I shoot. 



That for every 3 sleeping seals killed or Theo. T. Williams, p. 

 wounded in the water only 1 is recovered. 493 - 



For every 6 traveling seals killed or wounded in the water only 1 

 is recovered. 



Sometimes I lose 1 and sometimes 2 out of 10 Fred. Wilson, p. 301. 

 that I shoot with a shotgun. 



Billy Yeltarhy,p. 302. 



When the spear was used very few seal were lost. About 50 per 

 cent are lost when shot with shotgun. A larger 

 per cent are lost when killed with a rifle. 



I use the shotgun for taking seal, and lose about 2 out of 10 that I 

 shoot. 



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