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panned p, pplOnce alongside the floe, the men jump off on to the ice, and at once the work begins. Sometimes they work in pairs, one man shooting the seals, and his chum, who is called "the dog," following up, cutting off the tail from the dead seal to "mark it," and then gathering them in heaps, and putting up a pole with a flag or a piece of liver as a claim. These are then said to be "panned." This is technically called "swatching."PRINTED ITEMG.M. Story AUG 1970 JH AUG 1970Used IUsed I1Not use