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1	An index of tropes related to hunting, be it of beasts or men.
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3	!!Tropes:
4	[[index]]
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6	'''Also see:'''
7	* MeatOfTheIndex
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9	* AnimalNemesis: Getting or seeking revenge on an animal.
10	* BearTrap: A sharp trap that's activated by stepping on it used to catch bears.
11	* BountyHunter: A private contractor rewarded by the authorities for killing or capturing fugitives wanted by the law.
12	* BringItBackAlive: A character must capture a dangerous creature alive.
13	* BringingBackProof: For when you just bring back the evidence that it's dead.
14	* CarnivalOfKillers: Multiple mercenaries are hunting down the same target.
15	* CaughtInASnare: A pre-set trap of a net or rope captures someone and leaves them hanging in the air.
16	* ClassicalHunter: Archetypical hunter character.
17	* EgomaniacHunter: He hunts the rarest, most exotic, most dangerous game, just to prove that he can.
18	* EvilPoacher: A hunter who illegally kills or captures endangered wildlife.
19	* FreshClue: A clue that someone was here not too long ago.
20	* GameHuntingMechanic: A game allows you to hunt animals, or analogues thereof, for materials or simply for fun.
21	* TheGrandHunt: A formalized hunt for sport.
22	* TheGreatExterminator: Someone famous for exterminating or driving out a pestilent species.
23	* GreatWhiteHunter: A heroic or semi-heroic big game poacher.
24	* HeroKiller: A character who specializes in killing heroes and/or has a reputation for doing so.
25	* HiredToHuntYourself: A person sent to hunt down TheMole actually ''is'' said mole.
26	* HumanHeadOnTheWall: Someone mounts a human being's head on their wall as they would with an animal.
27	* ImAHumanitarian: Anthropophagy, or the consumption of human flesh; including (but not limited to) cannibals hunting other people just to eat them.
28	** ToServeMan: When non-human predators decide to prey upon us to get a taste of human meat.
29	* TheHunterBecomesTheHunted: A top predator finally gets what's coming — from what could've been their victim.
30	* HunterOfMonsters: Someone who hunts and kills supernatural beings or creatures.
31	** CreatureHunterOrganization: A larger group of professional monster hunters.
32	** DemonSlaying: Hunting demons.
33	** TheDragonslayer: Someone who hunts dragons.
34	** HunterOfHisOwnKind: A monster who hunts other members of their own race.
35	** VampireHunter: Someone who hunts vampires.
36	** VanHelsingHateCrimes: When a hunter attacks monsters [[FantasticRacism just because they're monsters]], regardless of how good or evil they really are.
37	** TheWitchHunter: Someone who hunts down (real or alleged) magicians.
38	** ZombieApocalypseHero: Someone who hunts down zombies.
39	* HunterTrapper: A character who makes their living by hunting down animals for their meat and fur.
40	* HuntingAccident: A hunting trip is the perfect time to MakeItLookLikeAnAccident.
41	* HuntingIsEvil: Bad people hunt.
42	* HuntingTheMostDangerousGame: Humans hunting other humans for sport, shooting them down like they were wild game animals.
43	* InternalDeathSquad: A position or unit within a larger organization tasked with tracking down and executing its own rogue or unreliable members.
44	* LiteralManEater: A method of hunting from a supernatural or alien creature that involves seducing humans.
45	* LuringInPrey: A predator lures their prey towards them.
46	* MageHuntingMonster: A monster that specializes in hunting magicians.
47	* ManlyMenCanHunt: Men should love the thrill of hunting and killing.
48	* MarySueHunter: A character who hunts down [[MarySue Mary Sues]] in other fanfics to get rid of them.
49	* MobySchtick: [[ShoutOut References]] to ''Literature/MobyDick''.
50	* TheMostWanted: An official listing of fugitive criminals who are being targeted for manhunts by the authorities.
51	* MountainMan: The [[WesternCharacters Western Character]] who lives in the Rocky Mountains wilderness.
52	* NaziHunter: [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin One who hunts Nazis.]]
53	* NightParadeOfOneHundredDemons: A mass congregation of {{Youkai}} in Japanese folklore and art.
54	* PredationIsNatural: Hunting or eating other creatures (often sapient) isn't evil, just necessary.
55	* PredatorTurnedProtector: A predator that ends up defending the very prey they tried to hunt.
56	* PriceOnTheirHead: Someone is willing to pay for the neutralization of a particular individual, taken dead or alive.
57	* ProfessionalKiller: Similar to a bounty hunter but much more criminal and homicidal, these guys hunt down specific people to take their lives and earn a paycheck.
58	* ProudHunterRace: A whole species or culture of hunters.
59	* PursuedProtagonist: The protagonist is introduced as they are being chased down by dangerous enemies.
60	* ARealManIsAKiller: Killing something to prove your manliness.
61	* RoguishPoacher: A [[InvertedTrope non]]-[[EvilPoacher villainous poacher.]]
62	* SapientEatSapient: Sapient creatures are hunted and eaten by other sapient creatures.
63	* SapientFurTrade: Sapient creatures are skinned for clothing.
64	* ScarilyCompetentTracker: This character will find you based on many clues, no matter how illogical it seems.
65	* SerialKillerKiller: A serial killer who preys on other killers.
66	* SnipeHunt: Go find this non-existent thing.
67	* SuperPersistentPredator: A predatory animal that [[{{Determinator}} goes to unrealistic lengths]] to catch its prey.
68	* SuspiciouslyStealthyPredator: A predatory animal that ia ridiculously good at staying hidden and sneaking up on their prey.
69	* ThankYourPrey: When the hero shows respect towards an animal they've killed for giving them sustenance.
70	* TheyHaveTheScent: Dogs being used to track something by sniffing about and following the scent.
71	* TrophyRoom: A room full of stuffed animals and/or other hunting trophies.
72	* VigilanteMan: They take the law into their own hands to hunt down (real or alleged) criminals.
73	* VillainKiller: A character who has a significant body count of villains behind them.
74	* TheWildHunt: A hunt of the supernatural, where humans are usually the prey.
75	* WitchHunt: A paranoid campaign to hunt down (real or imagined) enemies. Including (but not limited to) [[TheWitchHunter hunting for literal witches]].
76	[[/index]]

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