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The sex of the seal can not be distinguished in the water. 1 shoot 

 everything that comes near enough. (Peter Church.) 



I am unable to tell a male seal from a female while in the water, 

 unless it be an old bull with a long wig. (James Claplauboo.) 



The sex can not be told in the water, and all are shot that come near 

 the boat. No discrimination is used; hunters kill everything they see. 

 (John C. Clement.) 



In pelagic sealing no distinction is made by hunters as to the sex of 

 the seals, the killing being done indiscriminately. It is not possible to 

 distinguish between the male and female seals at sea, even if a hunter 

 so desired, and this is the reason why pelagic sealing will soon result 

 in the total extermination of the species. (M. Cohen.) 



The hunters will kill any seals that come along, it being impossible to 

 tell the sex in the water. (Peter Collins.) 



All seal are killed that come near the canoe, whether it is male or 

 female; I make no difference. In former years there were lots of seal, 

 but now there are very few. Too many schooners hunting them all the 

 time in the water, killing the mother seals as well as others. (Charlie 

 Dahtlin.) 



We tried to shoot them while asleep, but shot all that came in our 

 way. (Alfred Dardean.) 



Use no discrimination in killing seal, but shoot everything that 

 comes near the boat in the shape of a seal. IJuuters shoot seal in the 

 most exposed part of the body. (George Dishow.) 



I can not tell the sex of the seal in the water. (Peter Duffy.) 



I never examine them to know whether they are male or female seal. 

 I can not tell the difference in the water, and shoot everything without 

 knowing whether they are male or female. (Echon.) 



While there is some difference in the appearance of the female and 

 old male seals, I do not think it would be possible for the hunters to 

 tell that difference in the sea at any great distance. (M. C. Erskiue.) 



Everything in shape of seal that conies near the boat is killed. 

 (Chief Frank.) 



I can not tell the sex of a seal in the water; use no discrimination, 

 but kill everything that comes near the boat. (Luke Frank.) 



There is no way by which hunters can distinguish sex while the seals 

 are in the water, nor do we aim to do so; the killing is always done in 

 an indiscriminate way. (Thomas Frazer.) 



I could not tell whether a seal was a male or female while it was in 

 the water, unless it was an old bull. (William Frazer.) 



There is no way that I know of to distinguish the sex of a seal when 

 it is in the water. No attempt is made to discriminate the sex so as to 

 kill only males. (F. F. Feeny.) 



Can not distinguish the sex of seal in the water, but spear every- 

 thing that comes near the boat, regardless of sex. (Chad. George.) 



I have never examined the seal as to sex. I shoot everything that 

 comes near the boat, and use no discrimination whatever. (Charles 

 Gibson.) 



