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9 shoulder, take aim, and fire. The duck flies away—a near miss! But the guide helps you reload and try again, and soon enough you’ve shot your first quarry. The guide gives Cher the signal, and the dog bounds down the ramp and through the water to retrieve the duck. It’s the first duck of the day, and you know you’ll eat well back at the camp tonight! Why Hunt? hen your family needs food to eat, you probably make a trip to the supermarket. Need a warm coat? A stop at the mall or some online shopping will do the trick. These days just about anything we need can be bought at a store or on the Internet. Long ago, our ancestors had to hunt and farm everything they ate and wore. Hunt- ing was a necessity, and early people learned to identify which animals were good quarry—tasty to eat and useful, too. A duck or goose would A duck blind uses natural elements of the area to blend in.