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Journal
John O. Sellewin
1962
Barrow, Alaska
8 gum (cont.) 1330 Mullen, Steven, and I toured
trap lines V+VI, I+II, and IX and X. Carcasses
of lemmings had been put out by the
staker just before the heavy snows
began last fall. (Chamberlain put them
out). Mullen wanted to find out if predators
could locate and would eat the
carcasses. Lines I+II had no carcasses
placed by them - control check on fear
of predators. Steven found a fox nest
with some brown paper bag in it, 12's
pace from line VI. The lemming had
been frozen (inside paper bags) before being
placed by the lines. Thus some paper
stuck to the animals - weather improved
this afternoon. Occasional sunshine came
through. A young husky came running
Toward us (from the direction of the recents
tice) while we were on gas line ridge -
at lines I+II. It was a 03 about 1 yr. old -
and friendly. He spent a lot of time
chasing long evers and hunting while
we checked the lines. The question is:
what would this dog (or others) do to lemmings in traps.
1630. Brewer had a meeting for all