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