| Perhaps one of the eldest activities on the | | | | hunting as a sport to a whole new level, |
| face of the planet is hunting. The history of | | | | capturing prey alive for sale or gladiatorial |
| hunting, as a result, is also one of the most | | | | competitions. Only certain individuals were |
| diverse. Hunting for food has always been | | | | hunters, allowing the select men to feed |
| something that human kind has had to do, | | | | those in their community.The Third Era, The |
| dating back to the beginning of any | | | | Middle AgesPerhaps one of the most |
| civilizations known to man.As a result of | | | | interesting times in the history of hunting, |
| this, there have been thousands of weapons | | | | is the middle ages. This is the period in |
| and devices used to hunt. The history of | | | | time where hunting for food was a vital part |
| hunting is far more complicated than any | | | | of life for many, though restricted. Rules on |
| other history in the world, as it stretches | | | | hunting, such as no hunting in the King's |
| so far into the past. In order to understand | | | | Forest, was the first real restrictions on |
| this history, you need to break down and | | | | hunting present in the world. Only the rich |
| study each era where hunting has been a major | | | | prospered, and the surf classes hunted |
| part of life. While there are exact time | | | | whatever they could, when they could for |
| lines of when certain guns or weapons were | | | | survival. Hunting, from boar to deer to fox |
| produced, understanding the importance of | | | | hunting, became primary sports for the |
| hunting should be done on a far broader | | | | nobility of the time frame. This started the |
| scale. There is much more to the history of | | | | trend of organized hunts for sport.Colonists |
| hunting than when the gun was created.The | | | | to the New World required as much hunting |
| First Era, Pre-CivilizationIn this time | | | | skills as possible, during this period of |
| frame, from before great cities to the first | | | | time, although they progressed quickly from |
| starts of basic civilization, the human race | | | | relying on scavenging and hunting to creating |
| survived on their skills of scavenging and | | | | farms and plantations. Popular weapons for |
| hunting. In cultures similar to those of the | | | | use in hunting during this time period was |
| first era and pre-civilization, women had the | | | | forms of archery, slings and throwing spears. |
| roll of caring for the home and preparing the | | | | The gun was also used, although it had not |
| food brought in by the men. Some portions of | | | | quite yet reached full levels of |
| modern day Africa have conditions similar to | | | | popularity.The Fourth Era, The Industrial |
| this, where they do not have a great deal of | | | | PeriodOn the heels of the Middle Ages was the |
| money, and a similar style of hierarchy. The | | | | Industrial period. This era stretched from |
| men all learned how to hunt, and they held | | | | beyond the 1700s until just after the start |
| these hunts daily to feed themselves. Unlike | | | | of the 1900s. The evolution of machines |
| today, all hunting was for survival, and none | | | | brought about great changes in hunting. Large |
| of it for sport. All of the materials from | | | | farms became very popular, where livestock |
| the killed animals was used, from the bones | | | | was raised instead of the practice of hunting |
| to the pelt. Hunting was also a method of | | | | wild animals, downgrading hunting to only |
| determining who was the bravest warrior. The | | | | become a past time. Guns, ranging from |
| bravest would hunt the ferocious creatures | | | | muskets to rifles, were being to be used |
| that lived nearby their homes. These kills | | | | extensively. Archery was downgraded to sport |
| were a vital part of the early hierarchies.A | | | | use only, though it was very popular for |
| wide variety of different weapons were used | | | | tests of skill.Present DayThrough these |
| during this era, from slings to spears | | | | stages of the history of hunting, humans have |
| crafted of wood and stone. For large prey, | | | | perfected this activity, with a wide range of |
| the hunters would work together in packs, | | | | weapons. Archers, for example, have many |
| similar to how a wolf hunts to bring down | | | | types of bows to choose from. Arrows are just |
| their quarry. The only trophies kept were | | | | as plentiful as bows, from metal to wood, |
| antlers and teeth. Occasionally the skulls | | | | with many different types of tips. Guns have |
| would be kept as decoration or as symbols of | | | | evolved the same way, with many types of |
| the clan or family group. This oldest form of | | | | bullets and guns for different types of |
| hunting was the basis in which the present | | | | hunting. Special guns and equipment designed |
| was formed.The Second Era, Growth of | | | | for moose hunting, for example, wouldn't be |
| CivilizationAs people gathered together and | | | | the same as deer hunting supplies.Competitive |
| civilization really began, the role of men as | | | | hunting, such as fox hunting, is still |
| hunters changed as well. Cities, by their | | | | greatly enjoyed by many people who prefer a |
| very nature, require a variety of people with | | | | little more action to their hunting. In the |
| a lot of skills. There needed to be craftsmen | | | | modern world, safety and skill are the |
| and weavers, animal handlers and other trades | | | | requirements for hunting, and it is open for |
| so that everyone could have access to | | | | anyone who is willing to learn proper weapon |
| everything they needed. Instead of the split | | | | handling and obtain all of the documents |
| between men and women, hunting became the | | | | necessary to hunt. Regulations on guns and |
| task of those most suited for hunting. These | | | | hunting have been developed to prevent |
| were usually always men, as it was looked | | | | species from going extinct. While hunting is |
| down upon for women to participate in this | | | | still very popular, the modern day has a lot |
| line of work.This was also the turning point | | | | more restrictions that in any other era in |
| where hunting becoming a sport. | | | | the history of hunting.Each of these eras of |
| Civilizations, such as the Babylonians, the | | | | the history of hunting have done a lot for |
| Egyptians, and the Romans all had their | | | | the sport and trade, giving it a rich |
| hunters and craftsmen. The Romans, took | | | | heritage that shouldn't be forgotten. |