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Varmint hunting is the practice of hunting vermin, generally small mammals targeted as a means of pest control, rather than for food. ''Varminter'' may refer to a ''varmint hunter'', or describe hunting equipment either specifically designed for, or suitable for varmint hunting, such as a varmint rifle. Varmint hunters may hunt to exterminate a nuisance animal from their own property, to collect a bounty offered by another landowner or the government, or for amusement. == Targets of varmint hunting == The term ''varmint'' is a US colloquial term for ''vermin'', though it refers more specifically to mammal or bird pests, including: * predators, such as coyotes, snakes, wolves, foxes, raccoons, or feral dogs, which can kill farm animals * rodents and lagomorphs, such as rats, prairie dogs, squirrels, groundhogs and rabbits, that can damage cropland or pastures or carry disease * birds perceived as damaging to crops, including crows, as well passenger pigeons and Carolina parakeets, both of which were driven to extinction in part by pressure from indiscriminate hunting * invasive species, such as starlings, that are displacing desirable native species 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「varmint hunting」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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