hunters

Those stalking game

Hunters is the plural of hunter—people who pursue and kill wild animals for food, sport, or wildlife management.

The term extends to anyone who seeks something persistently: job hunters, bargain hunters, bounty hunters.

In nature, hunters are predatory animals: Wolves are pack hunters.

The hunters returned with two deer.

pursuer

chase

Rapid following of quarry

seeker · predator · chaser · pursuit · bloodhound · tracking · shadow · scout · harrier · ferret

wildlife

tracking

Monitoring location over time

venison · prey · deer · elk · waterfowl · pheasant · boar · moose · duck · goose

gear

rifle

Long-barreled shoulder weapon

  • crossbowStock-mounted bow mechanism
  • bowRespectful forward inclination
  • ammunitionWeapon projectiles and charges

scope · camouflage · ghillie suit · decoys · calls · retriever · binoculars · tree stand · broadhead · quiver

tradition

license

Formal grant of permission

tags · regulations · dawn · lodge · camp · guide · outfitter · taxidermy · field dressing · butchering

equestrian

hounds

Dogs bred to track

covert · scent · field · tally-ho · meet · cubbing

trapper

snares

Traps or drum wires

  • trapsDevices for catching prey
  • furAnimal body hair
  • peltsFurred animal skins

baiting · snaring · lure · muskrat · beaver · mink · marten · trapline · cage trap · skinning

gatherer

foraging

Seeking wild food sources

ancestral · indigenous · Inuit · Aboriginal · spear · gathering · band · seasonal migration

Categories
Opposites
predator-prey role

huntersprey

Animal being hunted

quarry · victims · hunted · targets · game

subsistence strategy

huntersgatherers

Those who amass

foragers · farmers · cultivators · collectors · gleaners

ecological role toward wildlife

huntersconservationists

Advocates for protecting nature

protectors · preservationists · animal rights activists · conservators · gamekeepers

Phrases
Family

hunter, hunted, headhunter, manhunter, foxhunter

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