[Paddlewise] Inuit hunting

From: Chuck Holst <CHUCK_at_multitech.com>
Date: Thu, 18 Feb 1999 08:52:17 -0600
>>
I've gotten a little interested in the way the Inuit hunt from a
kayak -- spears, and that. I keep thinking about building a replica
Inuit spear and trying it out. Now, an Inuit hunter would probably
want to go out hunting seals, but seals are an endangered species
around southern Michigan, the last one in these parts having been
seen about the time the glaciers receded. However, one of the local
lakes have some carp that approach seal size . . . hmmmmmmm.

Does anyone actually know anything about making or using an Inuit
spear?

 -- Wes
>>

Franz Boas' _The Central Eskimo_ has a number of drawings of Inuit
implements. Also see John Brand's _Little Kayak Book_, which is
available from John Winters.

Chuck Holst


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