I collect and cut dry drift wood to heat the banya. I estimate that I use about 10 cords of wood a year for the banya. Gathering drift wood and preparing the banya is a major commitment of time. Activities in Karluk are seasonal. Most people put fish up in the fall.
People prefer to eat the red or sockeye salmon.
We freeze, dry, smoke, and salt fish. Late summer and fall is also the time to gather berries. Deer are also abundant in the fall, and we like to walk on the beaches and hills hunting. People still hunt seal for meat when possible. Bear are in the village vicinity from late spring through late fall, and can be a nuisance.