DESTRUCTION OF PREGNANT FEMALES. 441 



I noticed in the seals that we caught along the coast that a great 

 many of them were females and had pups. I 



think most of them were females. I know that William Mason, p. 466. 

 in my boat the catch was most all females and 

 they had pups in them. They were usually shot when sleeping on the 

 water. 



We caught over 1,000 seals off the coast, almost all females, and a great 

 number of them had young pups in them. * * * 



Entered Bering Sea in July and was chased out Thonval Mathasan, p. 

 by the cutters. Did not catch any seals in the 339. 

 American waters in the Bering Sea, but went over 

 across on the Russian side and sealed there. The whole catch for that 

 year was about 1,500 seals. Those that we killed on the Russian side 

 was about in the same proportion as to females as those killed on this 

 side. 



A large majority of the seals killed in the North Pacific are cows 

 with pup, and in Bering Sea, cows with milk. 

 Few yearlings are killed every year by me. Of a. E. Miner, p. 466. 

 the male seals killed a majority are 4-year-olds. 

 I have killed but a few old bulls. 



Q. What percentage of the cows you have taken Frank Moreau, p. 468. 

 were with pup? — A. About 75 per cent were with 

 pup. 



Most all the seals killed by me have been fern- Amos Mill, p. 285. 

 ales with pup. 



We began sealing off Cape Flattery; sailed and sealed to the north- 

 ward, and captured about 800 seals along the 

 coast. There were not over ten males in the Jno. Morris, p. 340. 

 whole lot. The females had pups in them and we 

 cut them out of their mothers and threw them overboard into the ocean. 



and captured about 400 seals while I was on her. They were all 

 females with pup, excepting the yearlings, which were about one-half 

 male and one-half female. * * * And captured about 750 skins 

 along the coast. All the seals captured were pregnant females except 

 the yearlings. * * * We began sealing off Cape Flattery and 

 caught about 20 seals, all of which were pregnant females. 



Most of the seals taken by me have been cows Matthew Morris, p. 286. 

 with pup. 



About half of all seals caught along the coast are cows with pups in 

 them ; a few medium-sized males are also taken, 

 and the rest are young seals of both sexes. We Moses, p. 310. 

 scarcely ever see an old bull seal, nor can we tell 

 the sex of the seals in the water. I have never caught any full-grown 

 oo ws along the coast that did not have pups in them. 



