THRILLING OCCUPATION
WHALE HUNTING BY CANOE Catching whales from a small, motor-driven canoe is just routine for crews of one of Canada s newest industries. During the whaling season Eskimo and half-breed hunters venture daily into the chilly, wind-swept waters of Hudson Bay to hunt the small white whale. One man, in a crew of three, operates the engine, another stands in the bow, and the third amidshms armed with a high-powered rifle. When a whale is in range, the bowman throws a harpoon. The whale leaps into the air, dives, or streaks through the water trying to free itself. The canoe is towed merrily along—often at 25 miles an hour. When the whale comes up to breathe, the rifleman fires. Sometimes it takes five shots to kill a wounded whale. The prey averages i2oolbs and may measure 18 feet. An average whale yields about 3501 b of edible oil and 6001 b of ground meat. —Reuter. —Churchill (Canada).
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 27274, 28 December 1949, Page 7
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