You're correct!
But we have reindeer and caribou up here. The reindeer were brought over from Europe and many of the Eskimo's up on the Bering Coast raised reindeer. The film, Never Cry Wolf, the caribou scene was filmed in a reindeer herd outside of Nome AK. It was a tough deal as some asian gentlement were in town and wanted the antlers for their market.
I asked an Eskimo friend once how to tell the difference beween the two and he said to look for the ear tags. OK then, " If both the males and the female caribou have antlers, how do you tell which one to shot?" I shoot the ones with the ear tags!
Apparently they taste better. The heard from the Nome area sometimes swings past the reindeer farms and if they do, the reindeer leave with the caribou. I don't know if they interbreed or not but it is possible to tell the difference if both are side-by-side. The reindeer are slightly smaller and have ear tags!
But we have reindeer and caribou up here. The reindeer were brought over from Europe and many of the Eskimo's up on the Bering Coast raised reindeer. The film, Never Cry Wolf, the caribou scene was filmed in a reindeer herd outside of Nome AK. It was a tough deal as some asian gentlement were in town and wanted the antlers for their market.
I asked an Eskimo friend once how to tell the difference beween the two and he said to look for the ear tags. OK then, " If both the males and the female caribou have antlers, how do you tell which one to shot?" I shoot the ones with the ear tags!
Apparently they taste better. The heard from the Nome area sometimes swings past the reindeer farms and if they do, the reindeer leave with the caribou. I don't know if they interbreed or not but it is possible to tell the difference if both are side-by-side. The reindeer are slightly smaller and have ear tags!
