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A '''hakapik''' ({{langx|no|gaff}}) is a [[Club (weapon)|club]], of [[Norway|Norwegian]] design, similar to a [[fishing gaff]], used for killing and moving seals. The hakapik is a multipurpose hunting tool—a heavy wooden club, with a hammer head (used to crush a seal's skull), and a hook (used to drag the carcass) on the end. |
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A '''hakapik''' is a club, of [[Norway|Norwegian]] design, used for [[seal hunt|killing seals]]. The hakapik is a multipurpose hunting tool—a heavy wooden club, with a hammer head (used to crush a seal's skull), and a hook (used to drag away the carcass) on the end. In Norway, and possibly elsewhere{{Citation needed|date=June 2007}}, the hakapik is used only to kill seal pups, while a rifle is used to kill more mature seals.<ref>{{cite book |last=Roddis |first=Miles |authorlink= |coauthors=Anthony Ham |title=Norway |year=2005 |publisher=Lonely Planet |location= |isbn=1740595203 }}</ref> The hakapik is also used to ensure that shot seals are actually dead. |
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Regulation Canadian hakapiks consist of a metal |
Regulation Canadian hakapiks consist of a metal head or ferrule that weighs at least 340 g (12 oz) with a slightly bent spike not more than 14 cm (5.5 in) in length on one side of the ferrule and a short blunt projection not more than 1.3 cm (0.5 in) in length on the opposite side of the ferrule and that is attached to a wooden handle that measures not less than 105 cm (3.4 ft) and not more than 153 cm (5 ft) in length and not less than 3 cm and not more than 5.1 cm (2 in) in diameter.<ref name="ifaw">{{cite web|last1=Fink|first1=Sheryl|title=An illustrated guide to the tools used to kill seals in Canada's commercial seal hunt|url=http://www.ifaw.org/sites/default/files/2007_An%20illustrated%20guide%20to%20the%20tool%20used%20to%20kill%20seals%20in%20the%20canadas%20commercial%20seal%20hunt.pdf|website=ifaw.org|publisher=IFAW|accessdate=29 May 2017}}{{Dead link|date=July 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> |
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The hakapik is favored by sealers because it allows them to kill the seal without damaging the pelt. Further, studies by American veterinary scientists on the use of the hakapik on the seal hunt carried out on [[Pribilof Islands]] of [[Alaska]] suggested that it is an efficient tool designed to kill the animal quickly and humanely when used correctly. |
The hakapik is favored by sealers because it allows them to kill the seal without damaging the pelt. Further, studies by American veterinary scientists on the use of the hakapik on the seal hunt carried out on [[Pribilof Islands]] of [[Alaska]] suggested that it is an efficient tool designed to kill the animal quickly and humanely when used correctly. A report by members of the [[Canadian Veterinary Medical Association]] in September 2002 confirmed this claim.<ref name="Veterinary">{{cite journal |last=Daoust |first=Pierre-Yves |author2=Alice Crook |author3=Trent K. Bollinger |author4=Keith G. Campbell |author5=James Wong |date=1 September 2002|title=Animal welfare and the harp seal hunt in Atlantic Canada |journal=The Canadian Veterinary Journal|volume=43|issue=9|pages=687–694 |pmid=12240525 |pmc=339547 }}</ref> |
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== Gallery == |
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Seal pups are no longer hunted in Canada. It is illegal to hunt white coat seals! |
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<div align=center><gallery heights="200"> |
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File:Hakapik at the Polar Museum in Tromsø.jpg|A hakapik on display at the [[Polar Museum, Tromsø|Polar Museum]] in Tromsø, Norway |
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== See also == |
== See also == |
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* [[Seal hunting]] |
* [[Seal hunting]] |
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* [[Pickaroon]] |
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* [[Horseman's pick]] |
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==References and notes== |
==References and notes== |
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Latest revision as of 22:56, 28 October 2024
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 Norwegian hakapik displayed at Slottsfjellsmuseet in Tønsberg, Norway | |
 Close-up on the club and hook end | |
| Classification | Hunting weapon |
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A hakapik (Norwegian: gaff) is a club, of Norwegian design, similar to a fishing gaff, used for killing and moving seals. The hakapik is a multipurpose hunting tool—a heavy wooden club, with a hammer head (used to crush a seal's skull), and a hook (used to drag the carcass) on the end.
Regulation Canadian hakapiks consist of a metal head or ferrule that weighs at least 340 g (12 oz) with a slightly bent spike not more than 14 cm (5.5 in) in length on one side of the ferrule and a short blunt projection not more than 1.3 cm (0.5 in) in length on the opposite side of the ferrule and that is attached to a wooden handle that measures not less than 105 cm (3.4 ft) and not more than 153 cm (5 ft) in length and not less than 3 cm and not more than 5.1 cm (2 in) in diameter.[1]
The hakapik is favored by sealers because it allows them to kill the seal without damaging the pelt. Further, studies by American veterinary scientists on the use of the hakapik on the seal hunt carried out on Pribilof Islands of Alaska suggested that it is an efficient tool designed to kill the animal quickly and humanely when used correctly. A report by members of the Canadian Veterinary Medical Association in September 2002 confirmed this claim.[2]
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Two Norwegian hakapiks displayed on the wall of a Tromsø, Norway gun shop -
A hakapik on display at the Polar Museum in Tromsø, Norway
See also
[edit]References and notes
[edit]- ^ Fink, Sheryl. "An illustrated guide to the tools used to kill seals in Canada's commercial seal hunt" (PDF). ifaw.org. IFAW. Retrieved 29 May 2017.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Daoust, Pierre-Yves; Alice Crook; Trent K. Bollinger; Keith G. Campbell; James Wong (1 September 2002). "Animal welfare and the harp seal hunt in Atlantic Canada". The Canadian Veterinary Journal. 43 (9): 687–694. PMC 339547. PMID 12240525.
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