hunting
Sign in to saveHunting is the human practice of seeking, pursuing, capturing, and killing wildlife or feral animals. The most common reasons for humans to hunt are to obtain the animal's body for meat and useful animal products (fur/hide, bone/tusks, horn/antler, etc.), for recreation/taxidermy (see trophy hunting), although it may also be done for resourceful reasons such as removing predators dangerous to humans or domestic animals (e.g. wolf hunting), to eliminate pests and nuisance animals that damage crops/livestock/poultry or spread diseases (see varminting), for trade/tourism (see safari), or for ecol
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Hunting is the practice of seeking, pursuing, capturing, and killing wildlife or feral animals, typically for obtaining meat and animal products like fur and bone, or for recreation. It matters because it serves multiple purposes including providing food and materials, controlling predators and pests that threaten humans or livestock, and supporting trade and tourism industries.
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- Etymology
- Types
- History
- Lower to Middle Paleolithic
- Upper Paleolithic to Mesolithic
- Neolithic and Antiquity
- Pastoral and agricultural societies
- Use of dog
- Religion
- Indian and Eastern religions
- Christianity, Judaism, and Islam
- National traditions
- East Africa
- Indian subcontinent
- United Kingdom
- Shooting traditions
- United States
- Russia
- Australia
- New Zealand
- Iran
- Japan
- Trinidad and Tobago
- Wildlife management
- Laws
- {{anchor|right to hunt}}Right to hunt
- Bag limits
- Closed and open season
- Methods
- Statistics
- Table
- Graph
- Trophy hunting
- History
- Conservation tool
- Controversy
- Economics
- Environmental problems
- Conservation
- Legislation
- Pittman–Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act of 1937
- Federal Duck Stamp program
- Species
- Arabian oryx
- Markhor
- American bison
- White rhino
- Other species
- Studies
- Opposition
- In the arts
- See also
- References
- Further reading
- External links
Hunting is the human practice of seeking, pursuing, capturing, and killing wildlife or feral animals. The most common reasons for humans to hunt are to obtain the animal's body for meat and useful animal products (fur/hide, bone/tusks, horn/antler, etc.), for recreation/taxidermy (see trophy hunting), although it may also be done for resourceful reasons such as removing predators dangerous to humans or domestic animals (e.g. wolf hunting), to eliminate pests and nuisance animals that damage crops/livestock/poultry or spread diseases (see varminting), for trade/tourism (see safari), or for ecological conservation against overpopulation and invasive species (commonly called a cull).
Recreationally hunted species are generally referred to as the game, and are usually mammals and birds. A person participating in a hunt is a hunter or (less commonly) huntsman; a natural area used for hunting is called a game reserve; and an experienced hunter who helps organise a hunt and/or manage the game reserve is also known as a gamekeeper.