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I do not know what the concept of wanton waste was 100 years ago. In February of 1975, I was working with a seismic operation in Alaska and we had a winter camp at Cape Sabine which is south of Point Lay and East of Cape Lisburne. The camp had approximately 30 works with 10 native from Point Hope and Kotzebue, During dinner one cold winter night one of the native workers mention, that last winter (74) he had kill 27 caribou in one day. I ask him how he had gutted and taken care of the meat of that many caribou at 35 below. He said "I only took the meat of 3 caribou", the rest of the caribou the only the legs were taken for mukluks.

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• History Question Phil Feb 21 2006
  • Thanks Phil Feb 23 2006
  • waste martyv Feb 22 2006
  • waste BrownBear Feb 22 2006
  • My version of the past bushrat Feb 22 2006
  • Freezer Rutting Moose Feb 22 2006
  • Interesting question Michael Strahan Feb 22 2006
  • one cold winter night PC Feb 22 2006
  • On the Bering coast Daveinthebush Feb 21 2006
    • OFFERING TO THE GODS STELHED Feb 21 2006
  • Correction Phil Feb 21 2006
    • Farley Mowat and "wanton" martentrapper Feb 21 2006
      • Mowat Phil Feb 22 2006