The Struck-and-lost Factor in Alaskan Walrus Harvests, 1952-1972

• Published in: ARCTIC
• Main Authors: Fay, Francis H., Burns, John J., Stoker, Samuel W., Grundy, J. Scott
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: The Arctic Institute of North America 1994
• Subjects: Animal mortality; Animal population; Hunting; Walruses; Bering Sea; Chukchi Sea; St. Lawrence Island waters; Alaska; Lawrence Island; Morse; Arctic; Chukchi; Odobenus rosmarus; St Lawrence Island; morse; walrus*
• Online Access: https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/64365

Struck-and-lost rates during hunts for walruses, Odobenus rosmarus (Linnaeus), in Alaska from 1952 to 1972 did not vary from year to year. On average, 42% of the animals struck by bullets were lost (i.e., not retrieved). About 55% of the struck-and lost animals died immediately; the rest were wounde...