varmint hunting
Pursuing agricultural nuisances
Varmint hunting is the pursuit and killing of small animals considered pests or nuisances—groundhogs, prairie dogs, coyotes, crows, and similar creatures that damage crops or livestock.
Unlike game hunting, it's often unregulated by season and may be encouraged by landowners.
The practice serves as pest control while providing rifle sport: He spent the weekend varmint hunting on his uncle's ranch.
- groundhogNorth American burrowing marmot
- prairie dogColonial burrowing grassland rodent
- ground squirrelBurrowing rodent species
- rifleLong-barreled shoulder weapon
- scopeExtent or range
red dot sight · ammunition · baiting · aim · coyote · woodchuck · population control · hide · traps · spotlighting · night vision goggles · calling · burrow · jackrabbit · flushing · pest control · stalking · shot
varmint huntingbig game hunting
Pursuing large dangerous animals
trophy hunting · elk hunting · deer hunting · moose hunting · bear hunting
varmint huntingwildlife conservation
Protecting animals and ecosystems
animal protection · wildlife preservation · habitat restoration · wildlife rehabilitation · rewilding
varmint huntinganimal rescue
Saving distressed fauna
wildlife rescue · wildlife photography · birdwatching · animal husbandry · nature observation