Deer
The
Miwok people hunted deer for food (uwuuya; Elena McCauley, Nick Villa Sr. or Rose
Darrow). Meat was more relied upon during the winter
months in aboriginal times.
The following accounts were gathered in 2021,
funded through a grant from the First Nations Development Institute. The excerpts are organized by subject matter
as it relates to deer hunting.
Age
Started Hunting
Dennis
Hendricks talks about hunting for the first time |
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Faye
Bell talks about her brother Bill Ward hunting at age of 12 |
Hunting
Rules & Rituals
Dennis
Hendricks talks about rituals before hunting |
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Dennis
Hendricks talks about sharing the deer |
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Myra
Hobart talks about hunting rituals of her grandfather William Walloupe |
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Myra
Hobart talks about eating after killing a deer |
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Myra
Hobart talks about wounding deer |
Hunting
Method
Dennis
Hendricks talks about hunting season and methods |
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Dennis
Hendricks talks about places his family hunted |
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Dennis
Hendricks talks about hunting as a community |
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Myra
Hobart talks about the hunting methods of her family |
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Faye
Bell talks about her grandfather Frank Walloupe
hunting (Part 1) |
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Faye
Bell talks about her grandfather Frank Walloupe
hunting (Part 2) |
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Faye
Bell talks about her grandfather Frank Walloupe
hunting (Part 3) |
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Faye
Bell talks about her grandfather Frank Walloupe
hunting (Part 4) |
Packing
the Deer
Dennis
Hendricks describes packing the deer |
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Myra
Hobart describes packing the deer |
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Glen
Villa Sr. talks about packing the deer |
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Glen
Villa Sr. talks about packing the guns while others pack the deer |
Skinning
the Deer
Dennis
Hendricks talks about skinning the deer |
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Faye
Bell talks about skinning the deer (Part 1) |
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Faye
Bell talks about skinning the deer (Part 2) |
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Faye
Bell talks about skinning the deer (Part 3) |
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Glen
Villa Sr. talks about skinning and butchering the deer |
Hunting
Miscellaneous
Dennis
Hendricks talks about drinking water when hunting |
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Glen
Villa Sr. talks about getting a drink when hunting |
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Dennis
Hendricks talks about seeing snakes and bears while hunting deer |
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Faye
Bell talks about hunters showing off their kills |
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Faye
Bell talks about a story of her brother Bill Ward hunting |
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Glen
Villa Sr. talks about hunting in thick brush |
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Glen
Villa Sr. talks about how another hunter was looking at them through his
scope |
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Glen
Villa Sr. tells story about hunting on a hot day and watching Uncle Joe (Joe Walloupe) go through the brush |
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Glen
Villa Sr. tells story about hunting the wrong ridge |
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Glen
Villa Sr. tells story about hunting in Stonyford with a Toyota Corolla |
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Glen
Villa Sr. tells story about his brother (Don Villa) missing a deer |