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'''Hunting''' is the practice of pursuing [[animal]]s for [[food]], [[recreation]], [[trade]] or for their products.  In modern use, the term refers to regulated and legal hunting, as distinguished from [[poaching]], which is the killing, trapping or capture of animals contrary to law.  Hunted animals are referred to as [[game (food)|game]] animals, and are usually large [[mammals]] or migratory [[birds]].