i64 THE DEER FAMILY 



"The caribou, as is usually the case when they are 

 in large numbers, were very tame, and on several oc- 

 casions I found myself right in the middle of a band, 

 with a splendid chance to pick out any that seemed in 

 good condition. . . ."* 



Mr. David T. Hanbury, in a new book, says the mi- 

 grating caribou " arrive in bands of from about a dozen 

 to as many as two hundred. Trotting quickly down 

 to the edge of the river (the Arkilinik River), they take 

 the water without a moment's hesitation. They swim 

 with marvellous speed, almost appear to be trotting, 

 and they keep up a peculiar grunting noise while in 

 the water. The Huskies (Eskimo) wait till they are 

 fairl}- in mid-stream, then shoot out in their kyaks and 

 surround the band. The spearing then commences. 

 The slaughter is sometimes great. 



"The deer show no signs of diminution at present, 

 nor will they so long as the population of the North 

 remains as it is. They exist in hundreds of thousands, 

 it is safe to say millions ; and the few hundreds, perhaps 

 thousands, killed by the Huskies are insignificant." 



* Sport and Travel in the Northland of Canada, London, 1904. 



