The Kill of Wild Geese by the Natives of the Hudson-James Bay Region

The economic plight of Indians and Eskimos in the Hudson-James Bay area is partly dependent on the numbers of wild geese nesting in or migrating through their territory. The information presented on kills indicates that the number taken by native hunters is within a safe limit of what the nesting po...

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Published in:ARCTIC
Main Authors: Hanson, Harold C., Currie, Campbell
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:unknown
Published: The Arctic Institute of North America 1957
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.14430/arctic3766
http://arctic.journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/arctic/index.php/arctic/article/viewFile/3766/3741
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Summary:The economic plight of Indians and Eskimos in the Hudson-James Bay area is partly dependent on the numbers of wild geese nesting in or migrating through their territory. The information presented on kills indicates that the number taken by native hunters is within a safe limit of what the nesting populations of that area can withstand. Expansion of wintering grounds and inaccessibility of breeding grounds assure that wild geese will continue to be an important source of food for the northern natives.