Seal Hunting;Please comment on question of Coyote native or not

I've hunted seals in both Resolute Bay and Sachs Harbour years ago. Used a Rem. 700 varmit in 22/250 with 55 gr Hornady FMJ. Exclusively head shots!
None required second shots.
 
Big Honk'n Magnums. You know the shiney ones with all the do-dads. If we can't shoot them suckers we blind them when the sun reflects off our shiney guns.

But if that fails, I think, most of the seals around here are shot with shotguns.

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There is no seal season here on the West coast, but many seals end up wiht bullet holes in thier head.....

Especially around fish farms.

i htik a west coast seal hunt woudl not be out of order, there is no shortage.:dancingbanana:
 
Here's a couple pics from Nfld.

A few facts ya might or might not know.

Newfoundland has Black Bears, some weighing over 700 lbs

some areas of Nfld see Polar Bears Often.

There are no deer, no prairie dogs or wolves in Newfoundland.
Until recently there were no coyotes.

Rabbit Hunting is extremely popular as is Moose and Caribou.

Migrations of sal####er ducks, (many are HUGE EIDERS) flock in our bays by the 10's of thousands. You can hunt them from motor boat.

A newfounlander invented the gas mask! (most likely the last place to nned one, but we did make it)

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Interesting post. How does seal meat taste? Is there special ways to prepare it? I have never tried it obviously and have wondered for a long time how it tastes.
 
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Migrations of sal####er ducks, (many are HUGE EIDERS) flock in our bays by the 10's of thousands. You can hunt them from motor boat.
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I've shot eiders and scooters here on the Bay of Fundy. I gave it up cuz I no like the flavour of them, but as far as waterfowling goes, there's nothing more funner than sea duck hunting. We just tie up to a weir, throw out a string and go. :)


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How does seal meat taste? Is there special ways to prepare it? I have never tried it obviously and have wondered for a long time how it tastes.
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I've never tried it either, but I betcha it don't taste like chicken. :p



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Well, depending on what the chicken has been eating.... Type of firearm depends on the type of seal hunting, whether shooting straight down at an aglu, hunting on the ice in the early spring, or from a boat during the open season.
Seal is an acquired taste. I never acquired it. Where I lived ring seal was preferred.
 
I've tried it, far too fishy in flavour for this cowboy! Mind you the liver soaked in milk for 24 hrs prior to it hitting the frying pan was not too bad at all.
The most notible thing about seals is skinning them. The smell left in your clothes no matter how many times you wash em. As well as no amount of aftershave would get rid of the smell left on your hands. The oil seemed to permiate whatever it touched.
 
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The most notible thing about seals is skinning them. The smell left in your clothes no matter how many times you wash em. As well as no amount of aftershave would get rid of the smell left on your hands.
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I'm in the early stages of shopping for a fur coat for the wife (She'd never admit to coveting my mother's furs; but when I met my wife, she was anti-fur, of course she'd never known anyone that owned any real fur), I can't find a single Canadian furrier that advertizes coats made from seal fur.
 
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I'm in the early stages of shopping for a fur coat for the wife (She'd never admit to coveting my mother's furs; but when I met my wife, she was anti-fur, of course she'd never known anyone that owned any real fur), I can't find a single Canadian furrier that advertizes coats made from seal fur.
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VOGUE FURRIERS LTD 167 WATER ST ST. JOHN'S, NL A1C 1B1 : (709) 722-9432
They got seal skin I'm pretty sure.

As for calibre when I was in Nunavut we used anything from 17hmr,22 mag up to 220 swift and even a 308 on occassion. Down here in NL we mostly use 223 or 22-250. Not allowed to use rimfire.
 
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When you talk about eating seal, generally you are talking flippers, but carcass is good too.

The fishiness in deffinately a factor.
Preparing it, well that depends. My Nan would make Flippers with a crust on top (like a dryer dumpling). She would have it in gravy and carrots and parsnip and turnip and potatoes and onions. (maybe even a few pieces of bacon or liver or pork) It was to die for. (and I am not a huge seal meat fan)

Skinning one? Have on oil clothes cause the smell of oily, fishy, sealiness will soak to your bones.

Pelts? Have never seen such beautiful Fur coats as what Vogue Furriers has.

Defense?
One is not needed. It is a much needed supplimental income for fisherman in the off season, a great sport, good eating !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Did you know?

Sealskin and fur are banned from being manufactred etc in the united states.
Sure everyone knows dat da worst ting you can ave is needer Seal !!!

Eiders and other Seaducks are a bit fishy, but waht huge birds thay are !!!

Shot a diver one day that was as big as a goose.
And the feathers!!!! You could get lost in the down on those big buggers.

Turrs are fun to hunt too. They are the balck and white seabirds in the pics
 
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Great pics Sealhuinter, your making me homesick,lol
Seal taste great if you know what you getting into, if not it can be a very nasty surprise, i remember many a sunday at nan's house having seal flipper pie!, And i also remember taking seal meat sandwiches to school for my lunchs, even in high school!
Im planning on heading home from NB, this spring to hunt seal on the northern Pen with some buddies of mine from up that way, we just have to wait till we know the ice is close, no point in a two day drive home if there is no ice!
 
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