Hunting (disambiguation)
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Hunting
is the practice of pursuing animals to capture or kill them.
Hunting may also refer to:
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Hunting
Hunting is the practice of pursuing any living thing, usually wildlife, for food, recreation, or trade. In present-day use, the term refers to lawful hunting, as distinguished from poaching, which is the killing, trapping or capture of the hunted species contrary to applicable law...
is the practice of pursuing animals to capture or kill them.
Hunting may also refer to:
Animals
- Hunting dogHunting dogA hunting dog refers to any dog who assists humans in hunting. There are several types of hunting dogs developed for various tasks. The major categories of hunting dogs include hounds, terriers, dachshunds, cur type dogs, and gun dogs...
, any dog who assists humans in hunting - PredationPredationIn ecology, predation describes a biological interaction where a predator feeds on its prey . Predators may or may not kill their prey prior to feeding on them, but the act of predation always results in the death of its prey and the eventual absorption of the prey's tissue through consumption...
, animals hunting animals
Companies
- Hunting AircraftHunting AircraftHunting Aircraft was a British aircraft manufacturer, that produced light training aircraft and initially designed the BAC 1-11 jet airliner. The company, based in Luton, merged with other companies to form the British Aircraft Corporation in 1959.-History:...
, a former British aircraft manufacturer (1933–1959); consumed into what, at 2010, is BAE Systems - Hunting-Clan Air TransportHunting-Clan Air TransportHunting-Clan Air Transport was a wholly private, British independentindependent from government-owned corporations airline that was founded in the immediate post-World War II period. It began trading on 1 January 1946 as Hunting Air Travel Ltd...
, a former private British airline (1946–1960); consumed into what, at 2010, is British United Airways - Hunting Engineering, a former engineering company, which later became INSYSINSYSINSYS Ltd is a British defence contractor, located in Ampthill, Bedfordshire. INSYS is a leading UK defence contractor supplying integrated system solutions to the UK and allied armed forces directly or through global prime contractors. It was formed by a management buy-out of Hunting Engineering...
(2001) and, as of 2005, is now part of Lockheed Martin Corporation - Hunting plcHunting plcHunting plc is a leading British-based supplier to the oil and gas industry. Some 27% of the business is owned by the Hunting family. It is headquartered in London and is a constituent of the FTSE 250 Index.-History:...
, a British oil and gas company
Film and television
- "Hunting" (House)Hunting (House)"Hunting" is the seventh episode of the second season of House, which premiered on the Fox network on November 22, 2005.-Plot:Wilson picks up House while they discuss House's theft of Stacy's treatment notes. Wilson isn't pleased, particularly when he finds out Stacy and Mark aren't having sex...
, an 2005 episode of the television series House - Good Will HuntingGood Will HuntingGood Will Hunting is a 1997 drama film directed by Gus Van Sant and starring Matt Damon, Robin Williams, Ben Affleck, Minnie Driver, and Stellan Skarsgård...
, a 1997 film
Geography
France- Hunting, MoselleHunting, MoselleHunting is a commune in the Moselle department in Lorraine in north-eastern France....
, a village in the French department of Moselle
United States
- Hunting, WisconsinHunting, WisconsinHunting, Wisconsin is a former unincorporated community of Shawano and Waupaca Counties, located in the towns of Belle Plaine and Matteson, along the north shore of the Embarrass River, United States. Today little more remains of the community than the name of the road that traverses it: "Hunting...
, a former unincorporated community
Other
- Hunting oscillationHunting oscillationHunting oscillation is an oscillation, usually unwanted, about an equilibrium. The expression came into use in the 19th century and describes how a systems 'hunts' for equilibrium...
, a self-exciting oscillation, also known as shimmy, a side-to-side instability seen in railway trains - Fox huntingFox huntingFox hunting is an activity involving the tracking, chase, and sometimes killing of a fox, traditionally a red fox, by trained foxhounds or other scent hounds, and a group of followers led by a master of foxhounds, who follow the hounds on foot or on horseback.Fox hunting originated in its current...
, an equestrian activity - Line hunting, a methodology of distributing phone calls from a single telephone number to a group of several phone lines
See also
- Hunter (disambiguation)Hunter (disambiguation)A hunter is someone who engages in the act of hunting.Hunter may also refer to:-People:* Hunter , a given name and a family name * Clan Hunter, a Scottish clan...
- Hunt (disambiguation)
- Huntress (disambiguation)