Wolf Hunting
by Brian Oovayuk
(Swan River Adult Education Inc.)
Mandy, a Fieldstone student.
I am talking about how to live in the Arctic winter during cold days and how to survive when hunting also in the cold blizzard day. I like to hunt with my uncle because he is more experienced than I am, and he was also taught by his parents. We both learned a lot from them.
While hunting I would get some supplies because it’s what I need to catch some wild wolves in the tundra. I would need a skidoo Wolf Hunting by Brian Oovayuk (Swan River Adult Education Inc.) have warm clothes,tent, tools, foods, blankets, matches, and the last thing is a Coleman stove. I would need a Coleman stove for heat in the tent, and if not, for food to cook and some tea to drink.
I would hunt in the winter in the tundra mornings because snow would be thick and slow for the wolf because they would be very tired. Before setting up camp, I would get a map so I would know what to do if I get lost in the open tundra. I also will find a perfect land space to sleep on so I won’t get a sore back when I go to sleep at night. The perfect spot would be a flat place with no low area so water won’t go into the tent when sleeping. I also would organize the campsite so I would know what to do in morning so I can go as soon as possible, but before leaving I will also have a hot tea to drink when leaving campsite.
My grandparents taught me how to track wolves from how far the foot prints are from the ground and how warm the tracks are in the snow. When I began my trip to the tundra, I saw wild wolves and caribou from the land that my grandpa spoke about. When trapping the wild wolves, I would use my skidoo to get closer so I can shoot and chase them while driving near the wolves and then use my advantage not to let them escape on me when driving near them.
After we kill the wolves, we then go back to the campsite and talk about how much fun it was. Then after we settle down, we then load up the sled with the wolves that we killed and then pack up to leave home. When my Uncle Mark and I go back home, he then would tell me to bring the wolves inside to my grandparents, and after I bring it to them, my grandpa would tell me to get the wood to stretch the fur.
I fondly remember so many things that my grandpa taught me. I will always remember wolf
hunting as a special time that I shared with my grandpa.