BOAS.] HUNTING OP LARGE GAME. 509 



prise, and a clever liiinter may kill t\v<i di' tlitvc In 'fore they run away. 

 If the country is very level iln' Kskini.. i-,ii>f lic.i] is of stones or build 

 circular or semicircular walls to ciuircal tlicnisi-lves and allure the 

 animals by grunting. As the deer jjossess a very fine scent they must 

 always be approached from the lee side. 



An iiitcivstiiii;- iiictlidd of hunting is described by Parry (II, p. 512) 

 and coiiliiiiii'il liy Hall (II. p. 178). Parry Avrites: 



Two iiii'ii walk .liri lily t'Kiin the deer they wish to kill, when the animal almost 

 always follows them. As soon as they arrive at a large stone, one of the men hides 

 heliind it with his bow, wliile the other continuing to walk on soon leads the deer 

 within range of his companions arrows. 



Hall says that one hunter hides himself behind a stone while the 

 other utters grunting sounds to attract it. 



In winter deer are sometimes caught in traps made by digging 

 holes in the snow and covering them with slabs of the same material. 

 Sometimes urine is poured upon and around the trap of salt water 

 ice is placed upon it, in order to allure the deer (Klutschak, p. l.'jl). 

 Having been attracted to the trap they fall through the roof and are 

 sjjeared in the hole. 



Wherever the musk ox is found it is eagerly i)ursued by the Es- 

 kimo. Though dogs are of no use in the chase of the nimble deer, 

 they are of great help in hunting this animal. When a track is 

 found the dogs are let loose and soon overtake the herd. The latter 

 form a circle of defense in which they are kept at bay until the 

 hunter approaches. While the dogs continue attacking and dodg- 

 ing, the musk oxen try to hit them with their horns and do not heed 

 the Eskimo, who assails them at close quarters witli a lance to which 

 a thong is frequently attached. When an ox is wounded it makes 

 an iiiii),'luiir,s aitack on the huiiiei', who dodt^vs to one side. The 

 (lo-s bciii- al liaiid attain iiiiiiKMlintfly kcc|. ii at hay. thus enabling 

 thr huiitiT to U-\ My aiiothci- ai-i-..\v or tlu-.iw liis lance again. Thus 

 the struggle continues until the greater part of the herd is killed. 

 In rare instances an ox dashes out of the circle and escapes from the 

 pack. 



Polar bears are hunted in about the same manner as the musk ox. 

 The Eskimo pursue them in light sledges, and when they are near 

 the pursued animal the traces of the most reliable dogs in the team 

 are cut, when they dash forward and bring the bear to bay. As the 

 huiitci' gets sufTicifutly near, the last dogs are let loose and the bear 

 is killcil with a sprai- or with bow and arrow. The best season for 

 bear liuntiiig is in March and April, when the bears come up the 

 fjords and bays in pursuit of the young seals. At this season the she 

 bear is accompanied by the cub which was born in February or March. 

 Its skin and flesh are highly prized by the Eskimo. Af s( >iiic ])laces, 

 for instance at Cape Paper and at Cape Kater on Daxis St i a it. the 

 she bears dig holes in the snow banks, in which tln^y sleep during 



