overhunting

English

Etymology

over- +‎ hunting

Noun

overhunting (uncountable)

  1. Hunting at unsustainable levels.
    • 2009 February 18, Kirk Johnson, “Debate Rages Over Elk Feeding Program”, in New York Times‎:
      When the mighty elk herds of the West were facing the possibility of extinction from overhunting, settlement and neglect a century ago, people here stepped forward and began what has turned out to be a profound biological experiment.

Verb

overhunting

  1. present participle and gerund of overhunt

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