Download or read book Alaska-Yukon Caribou (Classic Reprint) written by Olaus Johan Murie and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-10-25 with total page 122 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Alaska-Yukon Caribou A favorite method of ca turing caribou was by means of snare fences (pl. 2, A). A pole 'ence was constructed, sometimes extend ing for miles in the path of the migrating herds. At intervals a gap was made, in which was placed a rawhide noose. The caribou, seek ing to pass the fence, would find the opening and as they attempted to go through would be caught in the snare. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.