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    Hunting Narwhal in Spring and Summer
    Hunting Narwhal in Spring and Summer
    Hunting Narwhal in Spring and Summer
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    Hunting Narwhal in Spring and Summer

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    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherNunavut Arctic College
    Release dateMar 26, 2024
    ISBN9781998364015
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      Hunting Narwhal in Spring and Summer - William Flaherty

      Cover: Hunting Narwhal in the Spring and Summer by William Flaherty.

      Description

      A photograph of a body of water with snow-covered, low hills in the background. Emerging from the water are two heads and tusks of narwhals. Three narwhal backs also emerge. The sky above is orange-yellow. A photograph of dark-blue water covered in ripples. A narwhal's tail emerges from the water, creating a large spray of white water. A strip of light-blue sky is visible in the background. A photograph of a small motorboat on grey water. A man in a camouflage jacket stands at the front of the boat holding green rope. A narwhal's tail emerges from the water in front of the boat, and is surrounded by red water. A photograph of six people standing at the water's edge. They surround the body of a narwhal and are in the process of butchering it, revealing the fat under its skin. One person holds the narwhal's tusk. A photograph of sea ice with small areas of open water. On the ice is a small motorboat, two snowmobiles, and three qamutiit. Halfway up the image is a row of mountains with the peaks covered in snow. A bird flies in the blue sky.

      Hunting Narwhal

      in the Spring and Summer

      Logo: Nunavut Arctic College Media.

      Published by Nunavut Arctic College Media

      www.nacmedia.ca

      Box 600, Iqaluit, nu, x0a 0h0

      Text copyright © 2020 by Nunavut Arctic College Media

      Design and layout by Inhabit Education © 2020 Nunavut Arctic College Media

      Photographs by Mark Aspland © 2020 Nunavut Arctic College Media, except where indicated

      All rights reserved. The use of any part of this publication reproduced, transmitted by any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, or stored in a retrievable system, without written consent of the publisher, is an infringement of copyright law.

      We acknowledge the participation and support of the Nunavut Department of Environment, the Community of Pond Inlet, and Karen Nutarak, Pond Inlet Community Learning Centre (Nunavut Arctic College).

      This project was made possible in part by the Government of Canada, Aboriginal Fund for Species at Risk Program.

      Printed in Canada.

      Isbn: 978-1-897568-64-4

      Logo: Nunavut Arctic College Media. Logo: Nunavut. Logo: QIA. Logo: Canada.

      Library and Archives Canada Cataloguing in Publication

      Title: Hunting narwhal in the spring and summer / edited by William Flaherty = Qilalukkiriniq

      upiqgaakkut aujakkullu / titirattiaqtaukkanniqtut Uiliam Vlahurti.

      Other titles: Qilalukkiriniq upiqgaakkut aujakkullu | Container of (work):

      Hunting narwhal in the

      spring and summer | Container of (expression): Hunting narwhal in the

      spring and summer.

      Inuktitut.

      Names: Flaherty, William, 1965- editor.

      Series: Hunter education series.

      Description: Series statement: Hunter education series | Inuktitut title romanized. | Text in

      English and in Inuktitut on inverted pages.

      Identifiers: Canadiana 20190191554 | isbn 9781897568644 (softcover)

      Subjects: lcsh: Narwhal. | lcsh: Whaling—Nunavut. | lcsh: Inuit—Hunting—Nunavut.

      Classification: lcc sh383.5.c2 h86 2019 | ddc 639.2/8097195—dc23

      Hunting Narwhal

      in the Spring and Summer

      Edited by William Flaherty

      Logo: Nunavut Arctic College Media.A photograph of water covered in ripples. A narwhal's tail emerges from the water, creating a large spray of water. A sky is visible in the top-third of the image. The entire image is in shades of orange.A photograph of the body of a narwhal at the water's edge. Two people butcher it, revealing the fat under its skin. Blood colours the surrounding water red. In the foreground is a tusk, and in the background is a small motorboat.

      Publisher’s Note

      The text in this book is based on interviews with hunters, Elders, conservation officers, wildlife officers, and government representatives. Except where indicated, the photographs in this book are from a narwhal hunt that took place near Mittimatalik (Pond Inlet), Nunavut, in June 2018.

      Please visit www.nacmedia.ca for video resources to supplement this book, including interviews with hunters and Elders, and footage of the hunt.

      A photograph of sea ice with a strip of open water along the centre. On the water are two people in a small motorboat. Behind them is a strip of low mountains almost covered in snow. The sky above is blue.

      Contents

      Introduction

      Chapter 1

      Preparing for the Hunt

      Equipment

      Hunting Tools

      Food, Clothing, and Other Basics

      Emergency Supplies

      Your Rifle

      Preparing Your Transportation

      Preparing Your Boat

      Preparing Your Snowmobile

      Checking the Weather

      Tides

      Dressing Appropriately

      Preparing for Emergencies

      Equipment Checklist

      Summary

      Chapter 2

      Understanding the Animal

      Background Information about Narwhals

      How to Locate Narwhals

      Determining Sex, Health, and Age

      Summary

      Chapter 3

      Hunting Techniques

      Approaching the Animal

      Harpooning the Narwhal

      Shooting the Narwhal

      Firearm Safety

      Traditional Skills

      Summary

      Chapter 4

      After the Hunt

      Skinning and Dressing

      When to Skin and Dress

      The Process

      Removing the Tusk

      Uses for the Animal

      Summary

      Taking Care on the Land, Taking Care of the Land

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