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hunter
Hunting is the practice of seeking, pursuing and capturing or killing wildlife or feral animals. The most common reasons for humans to hunt are to harvest useful animal products (meat, fur/hide, bone/tusks, horn/antler, etc), for recreation/taxidermy (see trophy hunting), to remove 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 (see culling).
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 organize a hunt and/or managing the game reserve is known as a gamekeeper.
Many non-human animals also hunt (see predation) as part of their feeding and parental behaviors, sometimes in quantities exceeding immediate dietary needs. The one that does the hunting is the predator, and the one being hunted is the prey.
Hunting activities by humans arose in Homo erectus or earlier, in the order of millions of years ago. Hunting has become deeply embedded in various human cultures and was once an important part of the rural economies — classified by economists as part of primary production alongside forestry, agriculture and fishery. Modern regulations (see game law) distinguish lawful hunting activities from illegal poaching, which involves the unauthorized and unregulated killing, trapping or capture of animals.
Apart from food provision, hunting can be a means of population control. Hunting advocates state that regulated hunting can be a necessary component of modern wildlife management, for example to help maintain a healthy proportion of animal populations within an environment's ecological carrying capacity when natural checks such as natural predators are absent or insufficient, or to provide funding for breeding programs and maintenance of natural reserves and conservation parks. However, excessive hunting has also heavily contributed to the endangerment, extirpation and extinction of many animals. Some animal rights and anti-hunting activists regard hunting as a cruel, perverse and unnecessary blood sport. Certain hunting practices, such as canned hunts and ludicrously paid/bribed trophy tours (especially to poor countries), are considered unethical and exploitative even by some hunters.
Marine mammals such as whales and pinnipeds are also targets of hunting, both recreationally and commercially, often with heated controversies regarding the morality, ethics and legality of such practices. The pursuit, harvesting or catch and release of fish and aquatic cephalopods and crustaceans is called fishing, which however is widely accepted and not commonly categorised as a form of hunting, even though it essentially is. It is also not considered hunting to pursue animals without intent to kill them, as in wildlife photography, birdwatching, or scientific-research activities which involve tranquilizing or tagging of animals, although green hunting is still called so. The practices of netting or trapping insects and other arthropods for trophy collection, or the foraging or gathering of plants and mushrooms, are also not regarded as hunting.
Skillful tracking and acquisition of an elusive target has caused the word hunt to be used in the vernacular as a metaphor for searching and obtaining something, as in "treasure hunting", "bargain hunting", "hunting for votes" and even "hunting down" corruption and waste.
Selling a Ruger Mark IV Hunter in .22 LR that I bought new several months ago. Excellent condition with approximately 1500 rounds through it. Includes 2 magazines, box, lock, original paperwork, and a square-notch rear sight blade in addition to the original v-notch. I'm selling it to fund an...
Listing this for my father. He purchased this rifle last summer in anticipation of taking it on his African hunt, but shortly after decided to use the guides rifle instead of dealing with taking his rifle. While in Africa he used a 300 win with a suppressor and decided to purchase a suppressor...
X-Bolt Hunter 300 win mag in really nice shape. No rust or thinning of the bluing. Bore is clean and bright. It just sits in my safe. Comes with leupold rings. $600
X-Bolt by toccap posted Jun 8, 2018 at 12:37 PM
I have a Tikka t3 Hunter 300winmag with a vortex 4-16x42 diamondback HD scope. Rifle has 4 rounds thru it. I have $850 into this rifle. Looking for an equal value ak47. Would also consider a sp101 3" or a gp100 4" both stainless with $ on top
Let me know whatcha got. $725 sale price
Savage 111 Trophy hunter 22-250 with Nikon 3-9x40 BDC. About 50 factory rounds down the tube. I put 3 shots in a dime at 200 yards. In the pics you will see it’s in great shape amd super clean. I did take it hunting once and did scratch up the muzzle; however, the crown is fine and accuracy is...
I have the pro hunter pack in grey. Comes with a lot of stuff... Bow bucket, hip pouches, load cells, rain cover, bino harness and the telescoping rod for spotting scope or camera. $300
My truck needs work, so this needs a new home:
These were offered at Cabela's a few years ago in limited numbers. They came in: 30-06, 300 win and .338 win
Specs:
20" Barrel
3 rnd mag
heavier profile fluted barrel (with usual tikka perfect indexing)
factory pic rail
nice safari style sights...
Factory camo rifle in 223
Medium contour barrel
22 inches
Blind mag
Accu-trigger
Factory scope bases
About 300 rounds fired. Rifle is fantastic shooter, just not seeing enough rat time.
$525 and buyer pays FFL
Built this rifle for a Nightime Hog Hunting trip in TX with my Dad. The trip is over, letting this move on for another build. I yanked my matched upper/lower receiver off and put on CMMG upper, stripped 80% lower. Note, I have tested the 6.5 Grendel round in standard AR15 5.56 magazines and it...
Took it off the package, added a D loop, put it back. Never shot. Brand new. Quiver, sight, rest, mods. It's all there. $130 TYD Paypal F&F or ad 4%. $120 FTF in Vancouver. Thanks guys!
NIB. Perfect condition, was purchased online 3-1-2018 LRTHi (illuminated G2H) 30mm, Mil, FFP
Missing 1 of 2 UPC codes on exterior of box, other than that scope has not been out of box.
Text for pictures I have another same that's mounted if you want to see the size of scope compared to a Ruger...
Norinco Hunter in 7.62x39. Very good condition, these are getting harder to find. This one is the 1st variation with rear peep sight on the dust cover. 20" BBL. 1 5 round Chinese magazine included. $750 obo ##NOW $725 obo##
Norinco MAK-90, straight cut receiver. This one has been threaded(no...
For sale or trade
like new Tikka T3 Hunter .308 WIN
Vortex Diamondback HP 4-16x42. Adjustable parallax and BDC reticle.
Talley Rings
Hard case
I used it for one hunt in Texas.
25 rds on the gun
Trigger adjusted to 2 lbs
$850 cash
$1,400 (trade value Retail)
Trade interests
Jeep TJ/LJ parts...