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deer hunting

deer hunting

7 3.0
To look for and kill deer for food, sport, or to control their numbers
  • noun
  • /dɪr ˈhʌntɪŋ/
translation icon : caza de ciervos
  • Many families rely on deer hunting for food during the winter months.
  • deer hunting season
  • whitetail deer hunting
  • go deer hunting

Examples

  • What, are you thinking of going deer hunting tonight?

    The Deer Hunter (1978)

  • Let's go deer hunting.

    Blue Collar Comedy Tour Rides Again (2004)

  • I went deer hunting last year.

    Homestead (2024)

  • A power line was run through our hunting area after the first weekend of deer hunting.

    Blog text (4)

  • " Deer hunting is in full swing in these parts right now.

    Fiction book (1990)

  • Probably the hardest time of the year to stay focused on deer hunting is during the summer months.

    Blog text (33)

  • The wounded service members were then going to be treated to a deer-hunting trip this weekend.

    Blog text (14)

  • November 15th is the start of rifle season for deer hunting in Michigan.

    Blog text (11)

  • And that's because it was opening weekend of deer hunting season here in Minnesota!

    Blog text (22)

  • I did my share of deer hunting, but once I bagged an 8-point, I lost interest.

    Blog text (32)

Synonyms

hunting
vsdeer hunting
360 1.0

Chasing and killing wild animals for food, fur, or sport

is limited to pursuing a specific animal for food sport or population control
bowhunting
vsdeer hunting
  • US
2 5.1

Hunting animals with a bow and arrows instead of a gun

means the activity of pursuing that animal using any method, not only bows
deer hunt
vsdeer hunting
1 3.1

An occasion when people chase and kill deer for sport or food

is the ongoing activity of pursuing that animal for food sport or control
to still-hunt
vsdeer hunting
  • Jargon
1 9.8

To move quietly and try to catch an animal by surprise

is the general activity of pursuing that animal across methods including driving
deerstalking
vsdeer hunting
  • UK
8.8

The activity of quietly following deer to hunt them in the wild

is the general activity of pursuing that animal for food sport or control

Surface Forms

deer hunting singular
deer huntings plural

Morphology

deer + hunting

The meaning 'the activity of hunting deer' is directly and compositionally derived from 'deer' (the animal) + 'hunting' (the activity), forming a straightforward noun phrase. This simple modifier + head pattern is cross-linguistically common and follows transparent composition, so a B1 learner who knows both words will readily infer the MWE meaning.

Etymology

Deer hunting is a very literal phrase: it pictures people in the woods following tracks and trying to catch a deer during hunting season. So, it means the 'activity' of going after deer for 'food', 'sport', or to control their numbers.