| In the sport of hunting a few things are involved, | | | | laws and regulations differ from state-to-state. |
| Ghillie Suits, rifles, wildlife, and ammo come into | | | | Different states will have very specific demands |
| play. Hunting was around ten years ago, 50 years | | | | involving protected species, but will rarely limit the |
| ago, 100 years ago and many centuries before | | | | hunting of unprotected species. A term you may |
| that; and will probably occur a few hundreds year | | | | hear frequently in hunting is the term: Varmints. |
| from today. In North America hunting predates | | | | Varmints refers to unprotected non-game animals |
| Canada, Mexico and the United States combined. | | | | that are seen by many individuals as pests. |
| Though, today hunting has changed. | | | | Varmints pose a threat to farmers' crops, other |
| Native Americans retain their hunting rights and | | | | livestock, landscaping, infrastructure or even |
| exempt from various state and federal laws. The | | | | domesticated pets. As hunting varmints is seen as |
| case for ordinary Americans is different. They are | | | | a means of controlling unwanted predatory |
| governed by heavy regulation. As much as those | | | | animals, there will most likely be very little to no |
| regulations are to protect hunters, they are also | | | | regulation governing these animals. Some varmints |
| put into place to protect endangered animal | | | | include numerous different types of rodents, |
| species. | | | | coyotes, birds, foxes, cars and hogs. |
| Like with many laws in the United States, hunting | | | | |