Northwest History. Alaska. Science. United States.

Alaskan Wolves Fastidious Diners ALASKAN WOLVES FASTIDIOUS DINERS BARROW, Alaska, March 25. (AP)— Government Reindeer Superintendent Frank Daugherty said today 500 deer have been slain by wolves this season in the Point Barrow area. Daugherty said the wolves were killing deer "just for sport,&q...

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Published: 1936
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Summary:Alaskan Wolves Fastidious Diners ALASKAN WOLVES FASTIDIOUS DINERS BARROW, Alaska, March 25. (AP)— Government Reindeer Superintendent Frank Daugherty said today 500 deer have been slain by wolves this season in the Point Barrow area. Daugherty said the wolves were killing deer "just for sport," eating only the tongue. He said Eskimo hunters were handicapped by lack of traveling facilities fast enough to overtake a wolf pack.