SHOOTING SEALS IN THE WATER. 67 



seals, and lost every one of them ! If you merely 

 wound a seal in the water, there is a much better 

 chance of getting him than if he is killed outright, 

 as he sometimes flounders on the surface till he is 

 harpooned. I have often thought that it would 

 answer to use small shot when they come so close, 

 and I regret never having made the experiment. 



