Hunting in Russia — has an old tradition in terms of indigenous people, while the original features of state and princely economy were farming and cattle breeding. There was hunting for food as well as sport. The word hunting ( охота , okhota ) first appeared in the … Wikipedia
HUNTING — (Heb. צוד, hunt ; צַיִד, hunting, game ; צַיָּד, hunter ; מְצוֹדָה ,מָצוֹד, hunting implement, net ). Biblical Period In the earliest periods of human history, hunting was an essential means of procuring food, clothing, and tools. In biblical… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Hunting and shooting in the United Kingdom — Hunting and shooting have been practised for many centuries in the United Kingdom and are a major part of British rural culture.In the modern day, game shooting is carried out in the UK, alongside deer stalking and fox hunting, although some… … Wikipedia
running with the hare and hunting with the hounds — If someone is running with the hare and hunting with the hounds, they are trying to support or go with two opposing views, causes or factions at the same time … The small dictionary of idiomes
Hunting Act 2004 — The Hunting Act 2004 is an Act of the UK Parliament passed in 2004. The effect of the Act is to outlaw hunting with dogs (particularly fox hunting, but also the hunting of deer, hares and mink and organised hare coursing) in England and Wales… … Wikipedia
Hunting — Canons on Hunting † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Canons on Hunting From early times, hunting, in one form or another has been forbidden to clerics. Thus, in the Corpus Juris Canonici (C. ii, X, De cleric. venat.) we read: We forbid to all… … Catholic encyclopedia
Hunting — Hunter redirects here. For other uses, see Hunter (disambiguation). For other uses, see Hunting (disambiguation). Boar hunting, tacuinum sanitatis casanatensis (14th century) Hunting is the practice of pursuing any l … Wikipedia
hunting — /hun ting/, n. 1. the act of a person, animal, or thing that hunts. 2. Elect. the periodic oscillating of a rotating electromechanical system about a mean space position, as in a synchronous motor. adj. 3. of, for, engaged in, or used while… … Universalium
Fox hunting — For other uses, see Fox hunting (disambiguation). Master of foxhounds leads the field from Powderham Castle in Devon, England, with the hounds in front. Fox hunting is an activity involving the tracking, chase, and sometimes killing of a fox,… … Wikipedia
Deer hunting — Theodore Roosevelt in 1885 with his highly decorated deer skin hunting suit, and Tiffany carved hunting knife and rifle. See also: Deer stalking Main article: Hunting Deer hunting is survival hunting or sport hunting, harvesting … Wikipedia
