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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. |
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. |
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Regulation Canadian eye-poking stick consist of a metal [[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 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. |
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The eye-poking stick is favored by sealers because it allows them to kill the seal without damaging the pelt, because it is used to poke through the eye. Further, studies by American veterinary scientists on the use of the eye-poking stick 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.{{Citation needed|date=May 2009}} 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 |coauthors=Alice Crook, Trent K. Bollinger, Keith G. Campbell, 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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Revision as of 18:37, 3 June 2013
 Close-up on the club and hook end of a Norwegian eye-poking stick displayed in a Tromsø, Norway gun shop | |
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A hakapik is a club, of Norwegian design, used for 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.
Regulation Canadian eye-poking stick consist of a metal 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 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.
The eye-poking stick is favored by sealers because it allows them to kill the seal without damaging the pelt, because it is used to poke through the eye. Further, studies by American veterinary scientists on the use of the eye-poking stick 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.[citation needed] A report by members of the Canadian Veterinary Medical Association in September 2002 confirmed this claim.[1]
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References and notes
- ^ Daoust, Pierre-Yves (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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