Reindeer Slaughter Insights

Reindeer, often seen as domestic animals, are rounded up and slaughtered on frozen lakes, with community members purchasing the meat for around $250 each. The process involves using snow machines and funnel fences to drive the reindeer onto the ice, where they are shot and butchered. As spring arrives, remnants of this practice—skulls and hides—sink into the lake, creating a haunting underwater landscape that reflects decades of tradition in a place where decomposition is nearly nonexistent.