Hunting Polar Bear in the Winter
- Publisher
- Nunavut Arctic College
- Initial publish date
- May 2018
- Category
- Hunting, Outdoor Skills, Bears, Indigenous Studies
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9781897568538
- Publish Date
- May 2018
- List Price
- $29.95
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eBook
- ISBN
- 9781998364008
- Publish Date
- Mar 2024
- List Price
- $23.95
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Description
Hunting Polar Bear in the Winter is a guide to hunting one of the most important game animals for Inuit. This book includes advice on preparing for the hunt, avoiding detection by the polar bear, skinning the animal, preserving the meat, and staying safe on the hunt. It also includes information about traditional Inuit hunting methods and reflections on ethical and environmentally friendly hunting.
Supplementary video resources showing actual hunting footage and interviews with hunters, elders, and wildlife officers are available online.
Bilingual English / Inuktitut tumble.
About the author
William Flaherty est un agent de conservation de la faune et un chasseur passionné qui fait régulièrement du bénévolat pour le service de recherche et de sauvetage d’Iqaluit. Il est l’auteur de L’ours blanc, dans la série Animaux illustrés. Il habite à Iqaluit, au Nunavut.
