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What do government agencies view the animals as?
pests
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What country has a strong hunting culture?
New Zealand
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What were the the only land mammal in New Zealand?
bats
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What is New Zealand made up of?
islands
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Game animals were introduced here by whom?
acclimatisation societies
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What resulted having no natural predators for the animals introduced?
their population exploded
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What was hunting regarded as in British India?
regal sport
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What does the Indian word "shikaris" mean in English?
big-game hunters
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What did British officers maintain whole corps of?
shikaris
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Why did the regals recruit low-ranking local tribes when hunting?
because of their traditional knowledge of the environment and hunting techniques
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What could a Bengal tiger be hunted from the back of?
an elephant
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Where was hunting reguarded as a regal sport?
British India
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What is hunted from the back of an elephant?
Bengal tigers
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Who did British officers maintain?
shikaris
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Who were the shikaris headed by?
master of the hunt
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Why were low-ranking local tribes recruited?
because of their traditional knowledge of the environment and hunting techniques
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What norms are generally antagonistic to hunting?
Regional social
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What sect lays special emphasis on conservation of particular species?
Bishnoi
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What bans the killing of all wild animals in India?
Wildlife Protection Act of 1972
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Who may permit a person to hunt animals in India despite it being banned?
the Chief Wildlife Warden
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Whose property does the body of any wild animal killed or wounded become?
government
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Who lay special emphasis on conservation of particular species?
Bishnoi
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What bans the killing of all wild animals?
India's Wildlife Protection Act
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What year was this protection act put into place?
1972
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Who can permit a person to hunt wild animals?
Chief Wildlife Warden
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What happens to the body of the wild animal killed?
becomes government property
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What type of hunting is most closely associated with the UK?
fox hunting
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How do the English hunt foxes?
on horseback with hounds
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In England, what is hunted when "shooting" is called for?
birds
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Why were foxes originally hunted?
form of vermin control to protect livestock
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How is deer stalking with rifles carried out?
on foot without hounds, using stealth
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What hunting is done on horseback with hounds?
fox
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Hunting horseback with hound is associated with whom?
United Kingdom
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In Victorian times a popular social activity was?
fox hunting
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What is carried out on foot without hounds?
Deer stalking
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Hounds were used for what purpose?
to pursue
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What does shooting in Britain require little questing for?
game
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About how many birds are released onto shooting estates every year in the UK?
thirty-five million
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What kind of affairs can shoots be?
elaborate
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Who uses swinging sticks or flags to drive game out?
"beaters"
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What is the Glorious Twelfth in the UK?
open season for grouse
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About how many birds are released onto shooting estates every year?
thirty-five million
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Who swings sticks or flags to drive game out?
beaters
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When does open season for grouse begin in the UK?
12 August
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What is the UK definition of game is governed by?
Game Act 1831
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Why are assistants used?
help load shotguns
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What law primarily regulates hunting?
state
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What additional type of law applies in the case of migratory birds and endangered species?
environmental
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What varies widely from state to state?
Regulations
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What do some states make a distinction between?
protected species and unprotected species
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What do hunters of protected species require in all states?
a hunting license
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How is hunting regulated?
by state law
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Migratory birds and endangered species are protected by what law?
United States environmental law
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What hunters require a hunting license in all states?
Hunters of protected species
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What is sometimes a prerequisite of obtaining a hunting license?
hunting safety course
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What is required when hunting big game?
a "tag" for each animal harvested
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Tags are purchased in addition to what?
the hunting license
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What is typically limited to an individual?
number of tags issued
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A wildlife management unit is a place where what may be restricted to?
Tags
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What kind of stamp is required to hunt migratory waterfowl?
duck
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When hunting big game what is typically required?
tag
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What must be purchased with hunting license is comes in a limited number?
Tags
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How are tags assigned if there are more hunters than game?
by lottery
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What is required of hunting migratory waterfowl?
duck stamp
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Who issues requirement for hunting migratory waterfowl?
Fish and Wildlife Service
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How is gun usage typically regulated?
game category, area within the state, and time period
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What often specify a minimum caliber or muzzle energy for firearms?
Regulations for big-game hunting
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Why is the use of rifles often banned?
safety reasons
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Why may regulations ban the use of lead in ammunition?
environmental concerns
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Why are specific seasons for bow hunting established?
limit competition with hunters using more effective weapons
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Why are the use of rifles banned?
safety reasons
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How is gun useage regulated?
by game category
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What is specified in big-game hunting?
minimum caliber
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What is hunting in the U.S. not associated with?
any particular class or culture
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What percentage of Americans supported legal hunting in 2006?
seventy-eight percent
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What percentage of Americans actually hunted at the beginning of the 21st century?
just six percent
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What percentage of Midwesterners hunted?
twelve percent
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How much did the number of hunters over the age of sixteen decline in the period between 1996-2006?
ten percent
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What percentage of Americans support legal hunting?
seventy-eight percent
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What percentage of Americans actually hunted at the beginning of the 21st century?
six percent
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South Easterners hunted at what rate?
five percent
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Midwesterners hunted at what rate?
twelve percent
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What years did hunting decline?
1996–2006
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When do hunting regulations date from in the US?
19th century
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What do some modern hunters see themselves as?
conservationists and sportsmen
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What organizations provide hunter education and help protect the future of the sport?
Local hunting clubs and national organizations
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Ducks Unlimited and the Delta Waterfowl are examples of groups representing what?
a specific hunting interest
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What do many hunting groups participate in doing at the federal and state level?
lobbying
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What do modern hunters see themselves as?
conservationists and sportsmen
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Who provides hunter education?
Local hunting clubs
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What do hunting groups also participate in?
lobbying the federal government and state government
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What century is U.S. regulations dates from?
19th
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How much money is distributed to state agencies to support wildlife management programs each year?
$200 million
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How much money has the sale of Federal Duck Stamps raised since 1934?
over $700 million
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How many acres can the money raised from the sale of federal duck stamps help purchase?
5,200,000 acres
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What do states use some of the money from hunting licenses to assist with?
management of game animals
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What is a key task of state park rangers and game wardens?
to enforce laws and regulations related to hunting
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Who are federal excise taxes are distributed to?
state agencies
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What do the taxes support?
wildlife management programs
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How much has Federal Duck Stamps raised?
$700 million
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