Gilmae 1931 Spotted or Harbor Seal D June 21- July 12 Sevoonga, St. Lawrence Rts., Bering Sea, Alaska. Commonest seal - how a good many young are seen & are much less wary than the adults which are rarely seen on shore. On the contrary, the almost white young, 3-4 feet long, are frequently found asleep on rocks or the strand of the beach & are shot & even captured alive by the natives. The summer seems to be the special hunting season for them, mainly because the other sea mammals are not present, having gone north with the ice. As soon as one is sighted the boat is swung in its direction, rifles extracted & the chase is on. Every time the seal comes up for air, his is quickly scared below again by a bullet, and this keeps up until the seal is winded or killed. Generally the boat has gotten quite close before a bullet finds its mark, whereupon the motor speeded up to get to the body before it sinks