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Subject: Hunting Animals
Category: Sports and Recreation > Outdoors
Asked by: overnightcopy-ga
List Price: $100.00
Posted: 30 Oct 2005 10:37 PST
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Question ID: 586716
I am writing an article about hunting in North America.

I would like a comprehensive list of the most popular animals hunted
for game in the United States and Canada
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Subject: Re: Hunting Animals
Answered By: bobbie7-ga on 30 Oct 2005 14:19 PST
Rated:5 out of 5 stars
 
Hello again Overnightcopy,

Below you will find listings of the most popular animals hunted for
game in the United States and Canada.

From Hunting British Columbia:
 Antelope 
 Bison
 Black Bear
 Brown Bear
 Caribou 
 Coyote
 Deer
 Duck
 Elk 
 Fox
 Goose
 Grouse 
 Moose
 Mountain Goat
 Ptarmigan
 Sheep 
 Wolf
http://www.huntingoutfitters.ca/

Big Game Species:
Antelope 
Javelina 
Black Bear 
Merriam's Turkey 
Buffalo 
Mountain Lion 
Desert Bighorn Sheep 
Mule Deer 
Elk 
White-tailed Deer 
http://www.gf.state.az.us/h_f/biggame_species.shtml
 
Small Game Species 
Band-tailed Pigeon 
Quail 
Blue Grouse 
Sandhill Crane  
Cottontail Rabbit 
Tree Squirrel 
Mourning Dove 
White-winged Dove 
Pheasant 
http://www.gf.state.az.us/h_f/smallgame_species.shtml


Waterfowl Species 
American Wigeon 
Blue-winged Teal 
Bufflehead   
Canada Geese 
Canvasback
Cinnamon Teal
Common Merganser
Gadwall
Green-winged Teal
Mallard
Northern Pintail
Northern Shovler
Redhead
Ring-necked Duck
Ruddy Duck
Greater/Lesser Scaup
http://www.gf.state.az.us/h_f/waterfowl_species.shtml


Predator Species 
Bobcat 
Foxes 
Coyote 
Skunks 
http://www.gf.state.az.us/h_f/predators_species.shtml


Furbearer Species 
Badger 
Raccoon 
Beaver 
Ringtail 
Muskrat 
Weasel 
Otter 
http://www.gf.state.az.us/h_f/furbearer_species.shtml

 
 
Hunting in North Dakota

Waterfowl: 
Geese
Ducks
Coots
Mergansers
Swan


Small/Upland Game: 
Grouse
Dove
Crane
Pheasant
Snipe
Woodcock
Squirrel
Hungarian Partridge

Big Game: 
Deer
Pronghorn
Moose
Elk
Bighorn Sheep

Wild Turkey

Other Species:
Coyote
Fox
Prairie Dog
Gopher
Skunk
Rabbit
http://www.nd.gov/gnf/hunting/


Waterfowl:

Mallard 
Black duck 
Mexican duck 
Mottled duck 
Gadwall 
American wigeon 
G.W. Teal 
B.W. Teal 
N. Shoveler 
N. Pintail 
Wood duck 
Whistling duck

Dabblers:
Redhead 
Canvasback 
Scaup 
Ringneck 
Goldeneye 
Bufflehead 
Ruddy duck

Divers:
Eider 
Scoter 
Long-tailed Duck 
Harlequin

Seaducks:
Merganser 
Unidentified Duck

Ducks:
Brant 
Snow goose 
Ross goose 
Canada Goose 
W.F. Goose

Geese:
Tundra swan 
Trumpeter swan 
Mute Swan 

Coot Swann

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
http://www.fws.gov/birddata/databases/mas/maydb.html


Duck Species:
Mallard				
Domestic Mallard			
Black	Duck			
Mallard	x Black	Duck Hybrid
Mottled	Duck			
Gadwall				
Wigeon				
Green-winged Teal			
Blue-winged/Cinnamon Teal			
Northern Shoveler			
Northern Pintail			
Wood Duck			
Redhead				
Canvasback				
Greater	Scaup			
Lesser	Scaup			
Ring-necked Duck			
Goldeneyes				
Bufflehead				
Ruddy Duck			
Long-tailed Duck			
Eiders				
Scoters				
Hooded Merganser			

Goose Species:
Canada Goose			
Snow Goose			
Blue Goose			
Ross's Goose			
White-fronted Goose			
Brant				

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: Hunter Activity
http://www.fws.gov/migratorybirds/reports/whs/HIPHunterActivity.pdf

 
North America
In the US, Mexico and Canada, deer are the most commonly hunted big
game. The Game species in North America include:

Bear 
Buffalo 
Caribou 
Chukar 
Deer 
Dove 
Duck 
elk (wapiti) 
Goose 
Grouse 
Hare 
Javelina/Peccary 
Moose 
Mountain goat 
Mountain sheep 
Nupur Lala 
Partridge 
Pheasant 
Pronghorn antelope 
Quail 
Rabbit 
Squirrel 
Turkey 
Wild boar 
Woodcock
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Game_bird

From Smart Hunter:

Alligator
Antelope
Bear
Blacktail   
Deer Caribou
Coyote
Chukar
Sheep
Dove
Duck
Elk
Fallow Buck
Feral Hog
Goose
Grouse
Javalina
Moose
Mountain Goat
Mountain Lion
Mule Deer
Pheasant
Ptarmigan
Quail
Red Stag
Sika Deer
Wild Boar
Wild Turkey
Whitetail Deer
http://www.smarthunter.com/catalog/duck.htm


Alligator 
Chachalaca 
Common Snipe 
Dove 
Duck 
Eastern Turkey 
Goose 
King and Clapper Rails 
Javelina 
Lesser Prairie Chicken 
Pheasant 
Moorhens (Common Gallinules) and Purple Gallinules 
Mule Deer 
Pronghorn Antelope 
Quail 
Rabbits and Hares 
Sandhill Crane 
Sora and Virginia Rails 
Rio Grande Turkey 
Squirrel 
Teal 
White-Tailed Deer 
Woodcock

Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/huntwild/hunt/season/2006/animal_listing/


Big Game Animals: 

Whitetail Deer
Black Tail Deer
Mule Deer
Axis Deer
Sika Deer
Black Bear
Grizzly Bear
Brown Bear
Bison / Buffalo
Caribou
Cougar
Mountain Lion
Wild Boar - Hog
Mountain Goat
Dale?s Sheep
Bighorn Sheep
Moose
Elk
Pronghorn Antelope
Muskox
Alligator
Ibex
Oryx

Small Game Animals: 

Wolf
Bobcat
Fox
Coyote
Wolverine
Javelina
Badger
Prairie Dogs

Game Birds: 

Pheasant
Duck
Goose
Quail
Dove
Snipe
Turkey
Eastern Turkey
Rio Grande Turkey
Woodcock
Grouse
Partridge
Ptarmigan

Source: Huntingtrripsrus
http://www.huntingtripsrus.com/


Moose
Pronghorn
Pallid Bat
Mountain Beaver
Northern Short-tailed Shrew
American Bison
Feral Dog
Coyote
Grey Wolf
American Beaver
Wapiti
Southern Red-backed Vole
European Bank Vole
Northern Red-backed Vole
Star-nosed Mole
Townsend's Big-eared Bat
Least Shrew
Black-tailed Prairie Dog
Fallow Deer
Peary Land Collared Lemming
Labrador Collared Lemming
Victoria Collared Lemming
Ogilvie Mountain Collared Lemming
Richardson's Collared Lemming
Virginia Opossum
Ord's Kangaroo Rat
Big Brown Bat
Feral Horse
North American Porcupine
Spotted Bat
Feral Cat
Plains Pocket Gopher
Northern Flying Squirrel
Southern Flying Squirrel
Wolverine
Silver-haired Bat
Western Red Bat
Eastern Red Bat
Hoary Bat
Sagebrush Vole
Brown Lemming
Snowshoe Hare
Arctic Hare
Cape Hare
White-tailed Jackrabbit
Northern River Otter
Canada Lynx
Bobcat
Hoary Marmot
Yellow-bellied Marmot
Woodchuck
Vancouver Island Marmot
American Marten
Fisher
Striped Skunk
Rock Vole
Long-tailed Vole
Singing Vole
Montane Vole
Prairie Vole
Tundra Vole
Creeping Vole
Meadow Vole
Woodland Vole
Water Vole
Townsend's Vole
Taiga Vole
House Mouse
Ermine
Long-tailed Weasel
Black-footed Ferret
Least Weasel
American Mink
Nutria
California Myotis
Western Small-footed Myotis
Long-eared Myotis
Keen's Myotis
Eastern Small-footed Myotis
Little Brown Myotis
Northern Long-eared Myotis
Fringed Myotis
Long-legged Myotis
Yuma Myotis
Woodland Jumping Mouse
Yellow-pine Chipmunk
Least Chipmunk
Red-tailed Chipmunk
Townsend's Chipmunk
Bushy-tailed Woodrat
American Shrew-mole
Evening Bat
Big Free-tailed Bat
Collared Pika
American Pika
Mule Deer
White-tailed Deer
Muskrat
Northern Grasshopper Mouse
Mountain Goat
European Rabbit
Muskox
Mountain Sheep
Dall's Sheep
Hairy-tailed Mole
Olive-backed Pocket Mouse
Great Basin Pocket Mouse
Keen's Mouse
White-footed Mouse
Deer Mouse
Heather Vole
Eastern Pipistrelle
Northern Raccoon
Mountain Lion
Caribou
Norway Rat
Black Rat
Western Harvest Mouse
Eastern Mole
Coast Mole
Townsend's Mole
Eastern Grey Squirrel
Eastern Fox Squirrel
Arctic Shrew
Pacific Water Shrew
Masked Shrew
Long-tailed Shrew
Smoky Shrew
Gaspé Shrew
Hayden's Shrew
Pygmy Shrew
Merriam's Shrew
Dusky Shrew
American Water Shrew
Preble's Shrew
Trowbridge's Shrew
Tundra Shrew
Barren Ground Shrew
Vagrant Shrew
Columbian Ground Squirrel
Franklin's Ground Squirrel
Golden-mantled Ground Squirrel
Arctic Ground Squirrel
Richardson's Ground Squirrel
Cascade-mantled Ground Squirrel
Thirteen-lined Ground Squirrel
Western Spotted Skunk
Wild Boar
Eastern Cottontail
Mountain Cottontail
Northern Bog Lemming
Southern Bog Lemming
Eastern Chipmunk
Douglas' Squirrel
Red Squirrel
American Badger
Northern Pocket Gopher
Common Grey Fox
American Black Bear
Grizzly Bear
Polar Bear
Arctic Fox
Swift Fox
Red Fox
Meadow Jumping Mouse
Western Jumping Mouse
Pacific Jumping Mouse 

Wild Species Canada 
http://www.wildspecies.ca/wildspecies2000/en/Search.cfm


Canada- Migratory Game birds

SEA DUCKS 
Eiders 
Harlequin Duck 
Scoters 
Barrow?sGoldeneye

GEESE
Snow Goose 
Ross? Goose
Greater White-fronted Goose 
Canada and Cackling Geese Brant

SWANS
Tundra Swan
Trumpeter Swan

OTHER HUNTED MIGRATORY BIRDS
Thick-Billed and Common Murres 
American Woodcock
Mourning Dove
Common Snipe
Sandhill Crane
Band-tailed Pigeon
American Coot
Rails

Canadian Wildlife Service Waterfowl Committee
http://www.cws-scf.ec.gc.ca/publications/status/nov04/pdf/nov04_e.pdf

The National Harvest Survey documents annual kills of waterfowl and
other migratory game birds, as well as trends in hunter activity.
The Harvest Questionnaire Survey is sent in the fall to approximately
45 000 randomly chosen hunters. It is used mainly to estimate the
harvest of migratory game birds and hunting activity in Canada.
http://www.cws-scf.ec.gc.ca/nwrc-cnrf/migb/nhs_e.cfm

Waterfowl  - Canada

Common Merganser	
Red-breasted Merganser	
Hooded Merganser	
Mallard		
American Black Duck
Gadwall		
European Wigeon	
American Wigeon	
Eurasian Green-winged Teal
American Green-winged Teal
Blue-winged Teal	
Northern Shoveler	
Northern Pintail	
Wood Duck	
Redhead		
Canvasback		
Greater	Scaup			
Lesser	Scaup			
Ring-necked Duck			
Common	Goldeneye			
Barrow?s Goldeneye			
Bufflehead				
Oldsquaw				
Harlequin Duck			
Common Eider			
King Eider			
Black Scoter			
White-winged Scoter			
Surf Scoter			
Ruddy Duck			
Total Ducks			
Lesser Snow Goose (white phase)
Lesser	Snow Goose (blue phase)
Greater	Snow Goose		
Ross? Goose			
White-fronted Goose			
Canada Goose			
Small Canada Goose		
Large Canada Goose		
Brant				
http://www.cws-scf.ec.gc.ca/publications/notes/214/eng.pdf




Search terms used: 
Hunting,  North America, United States, Canada, species, 
Big game, small game , waterfowl



I hope this information is on target!

Best regards,
Bobbie7
overnightcopy-ga rated this answer:5 out of 5 stars and gave an additional tip of: $10.00
Thank you again!

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Subject: Re: Hunting Animals
From: bobbie7-ga on 30 Oct 2005 19:18 PST
 
Thank you for the five stars and tip!
--Bobbie7

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