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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.
Hey guys,
I have a brand new Magpul Hunter 700 stock in flat dark Earth and bottom metal for Remington 700 short action.
The stock is absolutely brand new and already has an Mlok bipod adaptor in the front.
The original boxes for both are included with box and instructions.
Also the three length...
Up for sale is a CZ HA 550 Hunter in 300 WIN Mag. I picked this up on a trade and need to move it to pursue other things. I'm selling this gun as used but it appears to have been never fired. I believe this rifle just sat in the original owners safe and I can't find a mark on it anywhere. It...
For Sale - No Trades
H&R Ultra Rifle .223 Remington
BSA Platinum 6-24 x 44mm scope.
When I bought it i was told that it had a trigger job. Not sure by who, but the trigger feels good.
Exterior of scope is not in good shape, pretty banged up. The gun itself isn't too bad, I would call it...
If you're a Bob Lee Swagger fan, you might like listening to the podcast from The Federalist with author Stephen Hunter.
I've been a fan of his for a number of years and very much enjoyed this hour long conversation.
The Federalist Podcast with Stephen Hunter.
Like new, less than 20 rounds down the tube. chambered in .308, detachable mag, accutrigger, nikon bdc scope. $380 or trade. Interested in quality rifle scopes, but open to other offers.
Hey guys, up for sale today I have a savage 111 LRH in .300 win mag. This rifle has somewhere between 100-200 rounds through it. No optic, but it does come with a Warne 20moa base already installed.
$700 obo, buyer pays transfer fees.
T&C Pro Encore stainless frame with camo stocks. It will come with a 28" T&C fluted 7mm Rem mag barrel that has seen approx 150 rounds. Also included is a T&C fluted 243 Win barrel that has seen exactly 50 rounds. Both barrels shot well under 1" groups.
Includes:
-30rds of Hornady Precision...
Hey guys!
Making a little change, selling my 700. Original owner, had it for a little over a year.
Great shooter, just looking to get into a Tikka T3X CTR in 260 Remington.
Equipped with a Magpul 700 stock, with bottom metal. Also includes a 5 and 10 round mag.
DOES NOT include scope, rings...
So it's been a long time sense something has impressed me. Went to sportsman's and picked up this guy for my stainless 10/22 with just the tapered barrel. Looks great.
The fit is perfect. Fits the receiver and trigger pack snug with no room for pins to walk. My OEM stock had a 0.050 gap...