Hunting
From Library of Congress Subject Headings
Hunting
- Here are entered general works on pursuing wild animals in order to capture or kill them as well as works on shooting game. Works on the use of firearms and the technique of shooting are entered under [Shooting.]
URI(s)
- http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85063117
- info:lc/authorities/sh85063117
- http://id.loc.gov/authorities/sh85063117#concept
Instance Of
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Variants
- Chase, The
- Field sports
- Gunning
- Harvesting (Hunting)
- Hunting for sport
- Hunting, Primitive
- Recreational hunting
- Sport hunting
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Earlier Established Forms
- Hunting, Primitive
Sources
- found: Am. herit. dict. (harvest: to take or kill (fish or deer, for example) for food, sport or population control)
- found: Fraser, W. Status and conservation role of recreational hunting on conservation land, c2000: abstr. (recreational hunting compared with commercial hunting)
- found: Ojasti, J. Wildlife utilization in Latin America, 1996, via WWW, Nov. 29, 2004: 2.1 Classifying patterns of utilization (Hunting for sport: Practiced for recreation and exercise with no other ulterior motive, mainly by upper and middle-class urban people. In most countries of the area hunting for sport is officially recognized and regulated by the legislation in force.)
- found: Denali National Park and Preserve in depth site, via WWW, Nov. 29, 2004: subsistence (Sport & Subsistence Hunting)
- found: LC database, Nov. 29, 2004 (sport hunting)
LC Classification
- GT5810-GT5895
- SK1-SK341
General Notes
- Here are entered general works on pursuing wild animals in order to capture or kill them as well as works on shooting game. Works on the use of firearms and the technique of shooting are entered under [Shooting.]
Example Notes
- Note under [Shooting]
Change Notes
- 2004-11-29: new
- 2005-01-14: revised
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