THE ARCTIC 
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If the snare is set to catch rabbits on a runway, the bent 
limb (B) should be about 1 foot 3 inches high at the middle. The 
bottom of the noose should be about 6 inches off the ground. 
Brush or limbs should be placed under it and on either side to 
prevent the animal from going under or around. 
For catching ground squirrels the noose should be placed 
directly in front of the burrow and be slightly smaller than the 
opening. 
If a spring pole is not available a simple hanging noose can be 
attached to a fixed limb or other immovable object and suspended 
over the runway or burrow entrance. 
Sea Animals 
Polar bears live on the ice floes and feed on seals. They can be 
shot without much trouble but it takes a bullet in the heart or 
brain to kill them. Polar bear liver is poisonous and should not 
be eaten . 
Seals are hard to approach but every effort should be made to 
get them for they provide the best meat. In spring seals come 
up to bask on the ice beside their breathing holes. They sleep 
restlessly, raising their heads about every 30 seconds to look 
around for their enemy, the polar bear. In approaching the 
seal, the Eskimo hunter crawls forward cautiously while the 
seal is sleeping, being careful to keep downwind of it. When 
the seal moves the hunter stops and imitates its movements, lying 
fiat on the ice, raising his head up and down and wriggling his 
body slightly. In order to look as much like a seal as possible 
the hunter approaches the seal sideways instead of head on and 
keeps his arms close to his body. Since the seal is lying on 
