answer
stringlengths 1
239
| question
stringlengths 1
25.7k
|
|---|---|
pests | What do government agencies view the animals as? |
New Zealand | What country has a strong hunting culture? |
bats | What were the the only land mammal in New Zealand? |
islands | What is New Zealand made up of? |
acclimatisation societies | Game animals were introduced here by whom? |
their population exploded | What resulted having no natural predators for the animals introduced? |
regal sport | What was hunting regarded as in British India? |
big-game hunters | What does the Indian word "shikaris" mean in English? |
shikaris | What did British officers maintain whole corps of? |
because of their traditional knowledge of the environment and hunting techniques | Why did the regals recruit low-ranking local tribes when hunting? |
an elephant | What could a Bengal tiger be hunted from the back of? |
British India | Where was hunting reguarded as a regal sport? |
Bengal tigers | What is hunted from the back of an elephant? |
shikaris | Who did British officers maintain? |
master of the hunt | Who were the shikaris headed by? |
because of their traditional knowledge of the environment and hunting techniques | Why were low-ranking local tribes recruited? |
Regional social | What norms are generally antagonistic to hunting? |
Bishnoi | What sect lays special emphasis on conservation of particular species? |
Wildlife Protection Act of 1972 | What bans the killing of all wild animals in India? |
the Chief Wildlife Warden | Who may permit a person to hunt animals in India despite it being banned? |
government | Whose property does the body of any wild animal killed or wounded become? |
Bishnoi | Who lay special emphasis on conservation of particular species? |
India's Wildlife Protection Act | What bans the killing of all wild animals? |
1972 | What year was this protection act put into place? |
Chief Wildlife Warden | Who can permit a person to hunt wild animals? |
becomes government property | What happens to the body of the wild animal killed? |
fox hunting | What type of hunting is most closely associated with the UK? |
on horseback with hounds | How do the English hunt foxes? |
birds | In England, what is hunted when "shooting" is called for? |
form of vermin control to protect livestock | Why were foxes originally hunted? |
on foot without hounds, using stealth | How is deer stalking with rifles carried out? |
fox | What hunting is done on horseback with hounds? |
United Kingdom | Hunting horseback with hound is associated with whom? |
fox hunting | In Victorian times a popular social activity was? |
Deer stalking | What is carried out on foot without hounds? |
to pursue | Hounds were used for what purpose? |
game | What does shooting in Britain require little questing for? |
thirty-five million | About how many birds are released onto shooting estates every year in the UK? |
elaborate | What kind of affairs can shoots be? |
"beaters" | Who uses swinging sticks or flags to drive game out? |
open season for grouse | What is the Glorious Twelfth in the UK? |
thirty-five million | About how many birds are released onto shooting estates every year? |
beaters | Who swings sticks or flags to drive game out? |
12 August | When does open season for grouse begin in the UK? |
Game Act 1831 | What is the UK definition of game is governed by? |
help load shotguns | Why are assistants used? |
state | What law primarily regulates hunting? |
environmental | What additional type of law applies in the case of migratory birds and endangered species? |
Regulations | What varies widely from state to state? |
protected species and unprotected species | What do some states make a distinction between? |
a hunting license | What do hunters of protected species require in all states? |
by state law | How is hunting regulated? |
United States environmental law | Migratory birds and endangered species are protected by what law? |
Hunters of protected species | What hunters require a hunting license in all states? |
hunting safety course | What is sometimes a prerequisite of obtaining a hunting license? |
a "tag" for each animal harvested | What is required when hunting big game? |
the hunting license | Tags are purchased in addition to what? |
number of tags issued | What is typically limited to an individual? |
Tags | A wildlife management unit is a place where what may be restricted to? |
duck | What kind of stamp is required to hunt migratory waterfowl? |
tag | When hunting big game what is typically required? |
Tags | What must be purchased with hunting license is comes in a limited number? |
by lottery | How are tags assigned if there are more hunters than game? |
duck stamp | What is required of hunting migratory waterfowl? |
Fish and Wildlife Service | Who issues requirement for hunting migratory waterfowl? |
game category, area within the state, and time period | How is gun usage typically regulated? |
Regulations for big-game hunting | What often specify a minimum caliber or muzzle energy for firearms? |
safety reasons | Why is the use of rifles often banned? |
environmental concerns | Why may regulations ban the use of lead in ammunition? |
limit competition with hunters using more effective weapons | Why are specific seasons for bow hunting established? |
safety reasons | Why are the use of rifles banned? |
by game category | How is gun useage regulated? |
minimum caliber | What is specified in big-game hunting? |
any particular class or culture | What is hunting in the U.S. not associated with? |
seventy-eight percent | What percentage of Americans supported legal hunting in 2006? |
just six percent | What percentage of Americans actually hunted at the beginning of the 21st century? |
twelve percent | What percentage of Midwesterners hunted? |
ten percent | How much did the number of hunters over the age of sixteen decline in the period between 1996-2006? |
seventy-eight percent | What percentage of Americans support legal hunting? |
six percent | What percentage of Americans actually hunted at the beginning of the 21st century? |
five percent | South Easterners hunted at what rate? |
twelve percent | Midwesterners hunted at what rate? |
1996–2006 | What years did hunting decline? |
19th century | When do hunting regulations date from in the US? |
conservationists and sportsmen | What do some modern hunters see themselves as? |
Local hunting clubs and national organizations | What organizations provide hunter education and help protect the future of the sport? |
a specific hunting interest | Ducks Unlimited and the Delta Waterfowl are examples of groups representing what? |
lobbying | What do many hunting groups participate in doing at the federal and state level? |
conservationists and sportsmen | What do modern hunters see themselves as? |
Local hunting clubs | Who provides hunter education? |
lobbying the federal government and state government | What do hunting groups also participate in? |
19th | What century is U.S. regulations dates from? |
$200 million | How much money is distributed to state agencies to support wildlife management programs each year? |
over $700 million | How much money has the sale of Federal Duck Stamps raised since 1934? |
5,200,000 acres | How many acres can the money raised from the sale of federal duck stamps help purchase? |
management of game animals | What do states use some of the money from hunting licenses to assist with? |
to enforce laws and regulations related to hunting | What is a key task of state park rangers and game wardens? |
state agencies | Who are federal excise taxes are distributed to? |
wildlife management programs | What do the taxes support? |
$700 million | How much has Federal Duck Stamps raised? |