still hunt
noun
a hunt for game carried on stealthily, as by stalking, or under cover, as in ambush.
still-hunter
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a word derived from
still-hunt.
Example Sentences
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Every still-hunter loves a headwind, but the hunting route that makes the most sense may not provide that.
From Time Magazine Archive
A good still-hunter has mastered these concepts but also knows how and when to break them.
From Time Magazine Archive
Until his blurring senses left him he occasionally shouted or thrust up his head; but the old still-hunter was relentless, and evidently had not the clear vision of a youth.
From The Rainy Day Railroad War by Holman Day
The still-hunter usually went on foot, for when buffaloes became so scarce as to make it necessary for him to ride his occupation was practically gone.
From The Extermination of the American Bison by William Temple Hornaday
The usual practice of the still-hunter who is after grisly is to toll it to baits.
From Hunting the Grisly and Other Sketches by Theodore Roosevelt
