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Old 04-29-2008, 10:45 AM   #1
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I had the good fortune to be on St. Lawerence Island last week when the village landed a whale. I thought that I would share a photo. For anyone that might be interested in more photos you can PM.
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Old 04-29-2008, 11:08 AM   #2
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That is one LARGE creature!

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Old 04-29-2008, 11:09 AM   #3
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How big was the thing? Is that cut in half?

Exaggeration is a BILLION times worse than understating.
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Old 04-29-2008, 11:10 AM   #4
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I believe you...but wow...the size of that is unbelievable!
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Old 04-29-2008, 11:14 AM   #5
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How big was the thing? Is that cut in half?
They landed a couple of whales within a couple of days. Have you ever had muk tuk?

Here's another photo:
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Old 04-29-2008, 11:14 AM   #6
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Did you ask them how they landed it? And how in the world did they bring it ashore?!?
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Old 04-29-2008, 11:18 AM   #7
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Bluegill taste better..
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Old 04-29-2008, 11:22 AM   #8
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Did you ask them how they landed it? And how in the world did they bring it ashore?!?
They go out in the sea in "skin boats." It is a very dangerous operation. I belive that it was last year that they lost a child that was thrown overboard while they were whaling. They got a lot of bad press for taking children out in their boats but its something that they have done forever.
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Old 04-29-2008, 11:24 AM   #9
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I am guessing many more whales are killed than people, so I don't feel too sorry for them.
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Old 04-29-2008, 11:25 AM   #10
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Originally Posted by alaskaguy View Post
They go out in the sea in "skin boats." It is a very dangerous operation. I belive that it was last year that they lost a child that was thrown overboard while they were whaling. They got a lot of bad press for taking children out in their boats but its something that they have done forever.
How else are the kids going to learn?

I'm not being snarky; sometimes living with other cultures requires allowing them to do things we don't like; like killing whales and taking children out in skin boats.

I've seen some pics of extremely small Inuit children using extremely sharp knives. This freaked me out, greatly, but it's not my lane....

Thanks for the cool pics. You're probably setting the stage for my wife and my next episode of "wanderlust".

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Old 04-29-2008, 11:27 AM   #11
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I am guessing many more whales are killed than people, so I don't feel too sorry for them.
A whaling village typically lands just a couple of whales per year so the percentages aren't all that skewed.

But one whale will feed a village for nearly a year.

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Old 04-29-2008, 11:29 AM   #12
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Originally Posted by alaskaguy View Post
A whaling village typically lands just a couple of whales per year so the percentages aren't all that skewed.

But one whale will feed a village for nearly a year.

In that case, I retract my statement, even though taking kids out on the boat seems like a bad idea to me.
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Old 04-29-2008, 11:32 AM   #13
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I once caught a fish this big.

I know, it's a mammal. Leave me alone.

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Old 04-29-2008, 11:33 AM   #14
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That is one LARGE creature!
Not nearly as large as the one lady I went home with after an alcohol induced haze


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Old 04-29-2008, 11:35 AM   #15
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I've seen some pics of extremely small Inuit children using extremely sharp knives. This freaked me out, greatly, but it's not my lane....
You are probably referring to "ulu's." Eskimos never go anywhere without their ulu's.

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