408 RESULTS. 



We always shoot seal in the bead when possible. If bead is not ex- 

 posed, we shoot them in the most exposed part 

 J.D. McDonald, p. 266. of their body. When a seal is killed instantly he 

 will sink at once, and is hard to secure under 

 those conditions. 



The hunters lost a good many of the seals that they shot, because 



they could not get up quick enough to get them 



Wm. Molsaae, p. 461. before they would sink. We would use a hook to 



spear them, but sometimes we could not often get 



hold of them even with that. The bulls generally sunk quicker than 



female seals. 



I have no doubt that in obtaining the skins [416 in number] found on 



the J. H. Lewis the poachers must have killed from 



John Malowaiisky, p. 1 ? 500 to 2,000 seals, as when vitally shot seals will 



197 - usually sink before it is possible to capture them. 



When the seals were shot they would sink to the bottom. You have 



got to hurry up and pull to them quickly after 



Henry Mason, p. 465. shooting, or they will sink. A great many were 



shot that we could not get, as they sunk before 



we got to them. 



A good many would sink when we shot them and would go down like 



a stone and were lost, and nearly all tLe wounded 



Thorwal Mathasan, p. ones wou ki get away. Those that we would kill, 



we would try to get up to them before they would 



sink and get them with the gaff hook, but we could not get many that 



way. We carrried two gaff hooks to each boat. 



O. E. Miner, p. 466. If a seal is killed instantly when he first puts 



his head above water he will sink at once. 



A female seal will sink much quicker after she has given birth to her 

 young than before. We are more sure of getting 

 Wilham Parker, p.m. a sleepi]Q g seal tban one tbat is breaching. 



If shot in the head a seal will usually float, and is taken. If shot 

 through the body it usually sinks, or escapes to 

 W. Roberts, p. 241. die later. When shotgun is used about one seal 

 is secured for five shots; those not secured gener- 

 ally sink at once, or are badly wounded and escape to die. Of seals 

 shot dead, about one-half sink at once and one-half are taken. 



If killed outright, the seal sinks almost immediately and in nearly 



every case is lost. When so wounded that it is 



L. G. Shepard, p. 188. unable to dive, it goes into a "flurry," and the 



boat being pulled up rapidly, it is gaffed and 



dragged on board. The gaff used by seal-hunters is about 5 feet in 



length. 



When seal are shot as soon as they put their heads above water, 



they sink immediately and arc hard to secure. 



Jack Sitka, p. 268. Always shoot seal in the bead when possible. If 



not possible to shoot them in the head, then I 



shoot them in the most exposed part of their bodies. 



