The Barren Ground Caribou of Keewatin

by Francis Harper

A	No.
B	Sex and age
C	Date
D	Length
E	Tail
F	Foot
G	Ear from crown
H	Height at shoulder
I	Shoulder joint to hip joint
J	Circumference of neck at base
K	Circumference of body behind shoulders
L	Length of front hoof
M	Length of hind hoof
N	Estimated weight (lbs.)

A	B	C	D	E	F	G	H	I	J	K	L	M	N
1033	♂ ad	Jun 3	1820	160	516	130		1000		1000	81.5	78	140
1046	♂ ad	Jun 18	1880	190	546	137	1029				92	84.5
1065	♂ ad	Aug 17	1750	146	555	120	1080	1010		1185[3]	80	74	200
1111	♂ ad	Sep 29	1710	155	532	129	1020		740		82.5	78	200
1132	♂ ad	Oct 16	1710	120	530	120	1002	975					200
1144	♂ ad	Oct 16		117	545	120	1110				90	84.5	200
Average of ♂ ♂ ad			1774	148	537	126	1080	995	740	1093	85.2	79.8	188
1101	♀ ad	Sep 21	1590	113	490		134	870	860	490	77	72	160
1095	♂ juv	Sep 7	960	90	360	85	620	525	290	610	49	45	35
1072	♂ juv	Aug 20	1150	125	423	89	750	645			60.5	55.5	50
[3.]After skinning.

[ Measurements of Skulls]

A	No.
B	Sex and age
C	Date
D	Condylobasal length[4]
E	Zygomatic width
F	Interorbital width
G	Length of nasal
H	Maxillary tooth-row
I	Mandibular tooth-row

A	B	C	D	E	F	G	H	I
1065	♂ ad	Aug 17	373	130	140	125	94	101
1144	♂ ad	Oct 16	356	135	140	122	82
1111	♂ ad	Sep 29	359	134	138	112	82
1046	♂ ad	Jun 18	374	131	135	121	97	104
1132	♂ ad	Oct 16	350	136	138	117	83	91
Average of ♂ ♂ ad			362.4	133.2	138.2	119.4	87.6	98.7
1101	♀ ad	Sep 21	324	117	121	101	85
1036	♀ ad	Sep —		118	120	83.5	79	83.5
1072	♂ juv	Aug 20	215	92	85	54
1095	♂ juv	Sep 7	189	85	77	42
[4.]Tip of premaxillary to posterior plane of condyles.

[ Measurements of Antlers]

A	No.
B	Sex and age
C	Date
D	Total length, right antler
E	Total length, left antler
F	Brow antler, length
G	Brow antler, width
H	Greatest spread of beams (outside measurement)
I	Total number of points

A	B	C	D	E	F	G	H	I
1065	♂ ad	Aug 17	1165[5]	1205[5]			875[5]
1144	♂ ad	Oct 16	1200	1180	290	232	668	32
1111	♂ ad	Sep 29	1080	1080	279	235	655	32
1132	♂ ad	Oct 16	960	903	225	197	677	30
Average of last 3			1080	1054.3	264.7	221.3	666.7	31.3
[5.]Antlers in velvet. Unless otherwise specified, lengths of antlerswere measured along the curve.

[ Measurements of Testes]

Seasonal change in the size of testes in adult males is indicated by the following data: June 3, 30×18 mm.; June 18, 51×28.5; August 17, 50×35; September 29, 61×38; October 16, 60×40. Two male fawns: August 20, 18×7; September 7, 15×8.5.