hunt
Search for prey
Hunt is to pursue and try to capture or kill, especially game animals: They hunted deer every fall.
The noun is an instance of hunting or a group that hunts together.
Hunt extends to any determined search: hunting for a job, hunting for the car keys.
To hunt down is to pursue until caught.
A witch hunt is a campaign against people considered undesirable, often with flimsy evidence.
Rapid following of quarry
- stalkPlant's vertical support
- trackPath or monitored route
- trailPath through wilderness
- pursueFollow to catch
follow · prey · quarry · predator · ambush · capture · corner · prowl
Hunting dog breed
- foxhoundCanine bred for pursuit
- whipper-inControls hounds during hunt
- tally-hoCry when quarry appears
- halloaArchaic attention-getting cry
kennels · scent · quarry · brush · earth · bolt · mort · crop
Marks showing passage
- footprintsMarks left by walking
- spoorAnimal's passage evidence
- scatImprovised vocal jazz
- signsDisplays conveying information
scent · trail · markings · droppings · tracker · pathfinding · telltale · evidence
Long-barreled shoulder weapon
- shotgunLong gun firing shot
- bowRespectful forward inclination
- crossbowStock-mounted bow mechanism
- ammunitionWeapon projectiles and charges
camouflage · binoculars · scope · decoy · call · blind · knife · broadhead
Antlered hoofed mammal
- elkLarge North American cervid
- mooseLargest cervid, northern forests
- duckWaterbird that quacks
- pheasantLarge ornamental game bird
boar · turkey · rabbit · waterfowl · trophy · antlers · venison · grouse
Try to find
- findLocate through effort
- discoverFind something unknown
- lookDirect one's gaze
- investigateSeek facts systematically
probe · scour · ferret · sleuth · uncover · detect · research · delve
Seeking wild food sources
- trappingCatching with concealed devices
- snaresTraps or drum wires
- shelterProtected place or structure
- wildernessUncultivated, uninhabited natural region
self-reliance · bushcraft · subsistence · scavenging · provisions · resourcefulness · edibility · skinning
chase
Rapid following of quarry
pursue · follow · prey · quarry · predator · ambush · capture · corner · prowl · pounce
hound
Hunting dog breed
- foxhoundCanine bred for pursuit
- whipper-inControls hounds during hunt
- tally-hoCry when quarry appears
halloa · kennels · scent · quarry · brush · earth · bolt · mort · crop · covert
tracks
Marks showing passage
- footprintsMarks left by walking
- spoorAnimal's passage evidence
- scatImprovised vocal jazz
signs · scent · trail · markings · droppings · tracker · pathfinding · telltale · evidence · stalking
rifle
Long-barreled shoulder weapon
ammunition · camouflage · binoculars · scope · decoy · call · blind · knife · broadhead · quiver
deer
Antlered hoofed mammal
pheasant · boar · turkey · rabbit · waterfowl · trophy · antlers · venison · grouse · quail
seek
Try to find
investigate · probe · scour · ferret · sleuth · uncover · detect · research · delve · inquire
foraging
Seeking wild food sources
wilderness · self-reliance · bushcraft · subsistence · scavenging · provisions · resourcefulness · edibility · skinning · butchering
ritual
Ceremonial set of actions
- heritageInherited cultural legacy
- ceremonyFormal event marking occasions
- seasonalRecurring at fixed intervals
tribal · customs · rites · culture · folklore · harvest · feast · taboo · veneration · ancestry
- action verbsrun, jump, chase, grab, climb
- carnivoresmeat-eating, apex predator, wolf, tiger, hypercarnivore
- detectiondetect, discover, find, identify, locate
- discoveryfind, finding, discovery, discover, finding out
- gathering verbsgather, collect, accumulate, amass, compile
- investigatinginvestigate, examine, inspect, probe, search
- treasure huntGame seeking hidden prizes
- bounty hunterProfessional fugitive capturer
- hunt downPursue until captured
- witch huntPersecuting supposed wrongdoers
- scavenger huntGame of locating items
- job huntingSeeking paid employment
hunter, hunting, hunted, hunters, hunts, huntsman, huntress, headhunter, foxhunt