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Hunting and fishing

Hunting
hunting		to outwit
a hunter, huntsman		cunning
to hunt down		a snare
a hound		to snare
a pack of hounds		to load a gun
fox-hunting		a cartridge
to go hunting		a cartridge belt
to go shooting		to hit
a game licence		to miss
to raise game		to aim
a gamekeeper		to level
a poacher		to fire
the game		gunshot
to chase, to pursue		game bag
to be trapped		a burrow

Animals
a wild beast
a doe
a stag, a deer
a reindeer
a roe deer
a fox
a hare
a wild rabbit
a boar
a ferret
a grouse
a partridge
a pheasant

Idioms:

It's open/close season
Come home with an empty bag
To get a good bag
To share the game

fishing
to go fishing		to cast
a fisherman		to bite
line-fishing		to bait
a fishing rod		to fish for, to angler
to cast a line		angler
a hook		angling
a bait		to go fishing
a maggot		to go angling
a worm		no fishing
a fly		deep-sea fishing
the float		underwater fishing
a catch		sea fisheries

Fish
river
a trout
a carp
a pike
a salmon
a gold fish
sea water
a mackerel
a sardine
a cod
a squid
a tuna
an octopus
an eel

Idioms:

The fishing season is open
Fishing prohibited
A good or fine catch
Did you catch anything?
Miraculous draught of fishes

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Hunting is an aristocratic sport. The animal most commonly hunted is the fox. The huntsmen are accompanied by a pack of hounds that chase the animal. As the fox is very , it sometimes outwits the hounds, which are thrown off the scent (or lose the trail). When the (or deer) is hunted, it is chased until it is brought to bay and killed. A horn is sounded to mark the different episodes of the hunt.

Shooting (which Americans call ) can be practised only in the wilder regions of Great Britain. When the shooting season opens, many sportsmen (or hunters) can be seen walking across the countryside and many may be heard. The sportsman carries a gun, a belt and a game bag which he hopes to bring back full. He is accompanied by a dog which starts or retrieves the game. When the country abounds in game, the sportsman can shoot hares or wild rabbits before they have taken refuge in their and grouse, partridges or pheasants before they have flown out of gunshot range.

A gamekeeper has the job of protecting game against all of its enemies, including . The sportsman must load his gun. When he sees the animal, he his gun, aims (or takes aim) at it, pulls the trigger and fires. He either hits or misses it. A man who rarely misses the mark is a good . He rarely comes home with an empty bag.

In open season, angling is also very popular and many anglers can be seen along British streams. They angle (or fish) for , salmon, pike or carp. Young children will be content with catching small fry. The angler comes to the riverside with his fishing-tackle consisting of a rod and line. He baits the with a worm or fly and casts his line into the water. When a fish bites the hook the sinks. If he is clever enough, the angler will land a fish. It may be a splendid catch!

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