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The sex of the seal can not be told in the water unless in the case of 

 an old bull, which is told by its size. We use no discrimination in 

 shooting seal. Everything is killed that comes near the boat, regard- 

 less of sex. (Philip Kashevaroft'.) 



We can not tell the difference between a male and a female in the 

 water, but kill everything that comes near the boat. (King Kaskwa.) 



All killing of seals in the water must of necessity be indiscriminate 

 slaughter, as it is impossible to tell the sex or the exact age of a seal 

 until it lias been taken into the boat, whereas on land careful discrimi- 

 nation can be made. (Francis R. King Hall.) 



Hunters use no discrimination in hunting seal, but shoot everything 

 that comes near the boat. (Kinkooga.) 



Hunters always kill all seal that come near the boat, regardless of 

 sex. (C. Klananeck.) 



I kill everything that conies near the canoe, regardless of sex. 

 (Robert Kooko.) 



I always kill every seal that comes near the boat; hunters use no 

 discrimination. (John Kowineet.) 



Have never killed but few old bulls in my life. The only seal that 

 can be distinguished in the water is the old bull, which can be told by 

 its size. Everything in shape of seal that comes near the boat is 

 killed if possible, regardless of sex. (George Lacheek.) 



We can not distinguish between the sexes of fur seals in the water at 

 sea, nor do we try to. On the contrary, everything in sight is taken if 

 possible, except large bulls, whose skins are worthless. (E. L. Lawson.) 



It is impossible to distinguish between males and females of the fur- 

 seal species in the water at sea, excepting large bulls, and no effort is 

 made to do so. The object is to get all the marketable skins possible, 

 and the killing is consequently indiscriminate. The pelts of large bulls, 

 whose fur is coarse and of little value, and of yearlings of both sexes, 

 whose skins are too small, not being strictly marketable skins, they 

 were not taken. (James E. Lennan.) 



Of late years most of the catches of Northwest skins are sold at a 

 certain price per skin without particular examination. The dealers, 

 knowing the location from which the skins are obtained, make an 

 average price, and owners and hunters are, therefore, less particular 

 than they were in former years as to the class of animals they capture. 

 They kill everything they see without regard to age or sex, their only 

 object being to swell the total number of the catch to the highest pos- 

 sible figure. (Isaac Liebes.) 



But of course you could not tell when you shot a seal lying asleep 

 whether it was a male or female. We shoot at all the seals when we 

 get a chance, but it is only the ones that we find asleep that we catch. 

 (Caleb Lindahl.) 



It is impossible to distinguish the sex of fur seals at sea (excepting 

 large bulls) and no effort is made to do so, the object being to secure 

 all the skins possible; hence the killing is indiscriminate. (E. W. 

 Littlejohn.) 



It is impossible to tell the sex of a seal in the water. (William H. 

 Long.) 



