game hunting
Pursuing wild animals
Game hunting is the pursuit and killing of wild animals for sport, food, or trophies.
Game refers to animals hunted legally under wildlife regulations—deer, elk, waterfowl, and the like.
The phrase distinguishes recreational hunting from pest control or poaching: He grew up in a family that prized game hunting.
Big game hunting targets large animals like lions or bears.
- stalkingStealthy, persistent pursuit
- trackingMonitoring location over time
- fair chaseEthical wildlife pursuit principles
- aimPurpose or direction
- trophyAward for winning
falconry · venison · bowhunting · shooting range · safari · spoor · wildlife management · hunter · antler · camouflage · indigenous practices · shot · hound · blind · duck blind · deer stand · season · ecological balance
- outdoor activitieshiking, kayak rental, biking, camping, camping trip
- huntinghunters, tracking, deer calls, stands, flushing
- Sportsmanfishing license, outdoorsman, sportsman, fishing rod, tackle box
- animals and humanspets, cats, dogs, pet ownership, companion animals
- ArdennesBastogne, dense forests, rolling hills, Battle of the Bulge, dense forest
- Mesolithichunter-gatherers, flint tools, bone tools, hunter-gatherer, middens
game huntingfishing
Catching aquatic creatures
sport fishing · angling · trapping · fly fishing · deep-sea fishing
game huntingspecies reintroduction
Releasing animals where extirpated
wildlife conservation · animal welfare · animal husbandry · animal protection · wildlife rehabilitation
game huntinganimal rights activism
Campaigning for nonhuman welfare
animal liberation · conservation biology · preservationism · veganism