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hunter’s dictionary

Part of learning to hunt is mastering the special vocabulary hunters use. Here’s a quick guide to get you started: Call

A tool (such as a rattle, whistle, or blow-tube) for making a sound that will attract a certain animal, or the sound the tool makes Decoy

A fake animal that looks like a certain species, used to trick real animals of that species into coming near Hunting license Official permission to hunt in a certain area, for a certain kind of game Hunting season The only time of year it is legal to hunt; at other times, hunting is not allowed Marsh It looks real . . . but it’s just a decoy.

A wetland area where plants grow in the water, such as at the shallow edges of a lake or pond Overhunting A situation where animal population numbers become low because of too much hunting Pack A group of ducks

This is a real duck, hiding in a marsh.

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