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CHILD5
1951
July 30 Point Barrow, Alaska
N
BIRNICK
ESKIMO HUNTING BLINDS
ELSON LAGOON
OBSERVATION POINT
Brant Pt.
ESKIMO HUNTING-
CAMP
PATH OF MOST
DUCK FLOCKS
on the large flocks was to break it up into units
of 25. a large amount of error is undoubtedly
present but I believe my estimates to be on
the small side. There were only 2 eskimos
hunting in the morning and I doubt that
their take was over 10 ducks with 3 times
that amount of ammunition expended. A different
eskimo was present in the afternoon and he was
getting one for one. Probably not 20 were taken
during the whole watch. It was notable that
a man in a kayak went out from Brant Point and