DESTRUCTION OF PREGNANT FEMALES. 447 



Think that most of the seals I have taken were females with pup. 

 Have also taken some two and three year old 

 males and some yearlings. Never killed but one Fred. Wilson, p. 301. 

 old bull in my life. 



Most all the seals caught by me along the coast Wispoo, p. 397. 

 were cows that had pups in them. I never killed 

 a barren cow or one that was in milk. 



Almost all seals taken are females with pup. Michael Wooskoot, p. 



# # # # # 275. 



Quite a large number of yearlings are taken, mostly females. During 

 my life I have taken over 100 bull seals. 



About half the seals I have killed were females with pup, and the 

 balance were yearling seals and two and three 

 year old males. Never killed an old bull in my Billy Yeltachy, p. 302. 

 life, nor have I ever seen one. 



Some years ago there were more male seals taken than are taken 

 now, but now about one-half are females with 

 pup. The rest are yearling seals and one and ^ astm 9 s Yethnow, p. 

 two year old males. I have never examined the 



yearlings to ascertain their sex. Have not killed an old bull seal for a 

 number of years, but used to kill them. 



Quite a number of yearlings were taken. About 50 per cent of the 

 seals taken by me have been cows with pup. 



Never killed but one old bull in my life and that Alf. Yohansen, p. 369. 

 was near Kodiak Island. Took quite a number of 

 young males, I should think two and three year olds. 



Most of the seals I have killed were females with Paul Young, p. 292. 

 pup. Once in a while an old bull is taken. 



Think the seals I have killed were about half males and half females 

 with pup. The males mostly are yearlings and 

 two and three year olds. I have seeu old bulls in Walter Young, p. 303. 

 the water, but never killed one. 



I have been out on the Pacific Ocean this year seal hunting, and 

 caught three seals; they were large cow seals, 

 and had pups in them. One and two year old HisK Yulla, p. 397. 

 seals are about equally male and female. 



Almost one-half the seals I catch are cow seals Hish Yulla, p. 398 

 and have little pups in them. 



. About one-third of all the cows I caught along the coast were cows 



with pups in them; never caught any old bulls, 



and used to catch more gray pups than I do now. Thos. Zolnolcs, p. 398. 



Most all the rest of the seals I caught have been 



1 and 2 years old, and are about equally male and female. 



