. The young Nimrods in North America : a book for boys . STARTING THK DH1VK THE HAULING-GKOUNDS. that of the young ones, but mainly because it is not desirable to diminishthe number of breeding seals. It is the rule to kill no seal under oneyear of age nor over six, and by adhering to it the number is kept goodfrom year to year. We went to the hauling-grounds to see how they capture the seals,and found that it was very much like capturing a flock of sheep. Thenatives went in among them and selected two or three thousand malesbetween two and four years old, just as a butcher selects from
. The young Nimrods in North America : a book for boys . STARTING THK DH1VK THE HAULING-GKOUNDS. that of the young ones, but mainly because it is not desirable to diminishthe number of breeding seals. It is the rule to kill no seal under oneyear of age nor over six, and by adhering to it the number is kept goodfrom year to year. We went to the hauling-grounds to see how they capture the seals,and found that it was very much like capturing a flock of sheep. Thenatives went in among them and selected two or three thousand malesbetween two and four years old, just as a butcher selects from a drove ofcattle; then they started them overland to the slaughtering-ground, whichis close by the village, and in front of the houses where the skins are saltedand made ready for shipment. The men got between the seals and thebeach, and bv shouting and waving their hands induced the animals to »/ o o move on. HOW SEALS ARE DRIVEN. 281 i¥ They must drive the seals very slowly, as the least exertion heatsthem, and spoils the skins so that the hair fal
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