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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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 |