Table 1 Description of hunting techniques and modalities mentioned and preferred among urban and rural hunters in Rondônia, Brazil
Autonomy | Technique | Mode | Description | Urban mention | Rural mention | Urban preference | Rural preference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Passive | Trap | Firearm | Use of firearms associated with a shooting trap. The traps are installed on trails of the target species, where on one side the gun is placed and a line is stretched across the trail. When the animal passes on the trail and pushes the line, it triggers the gun. The height of the gun is installed according to the height of the target species | 5 | 1 | – | – |
Active | Wait | Fruit tree | The hunter waits armed (rifle or shotgun) at fruit trees used by the animals. He may choose to tie a net at a height of more than two meters, sit on a structure called a climber, or sit at ground level at a certain distance from the fruit tree | 37 | 34 | 25 | 26 |
Active | Salt bait | The hunter uses containers with of cooking salt that are hung at strategic locations, which can be on the species' trails or associated with ditches, watering holes, or fruit trees, where salt drips slowly due to the humidity. The hunter waits in the area armed (rifle or shotgun) similarly to waiting by a fruit bowl | 17 | 8 | 8 | 1 | |
Active | Blind | The hunter prepares fruit suppers at certain locations and waits armed (rifle or shotgun) at the supper site similarly to waiting by a fruit tree | 16 | 10 | 7 | 2 | |
Active | Mineral lick | Installation of waiting areas in natural mudflats or sloughs that are used mainly by large species. The hunter can wait in place armed (rifle or shotgun) similarly to waiting by a fruit tree | 6 | 6 | 2 | – | |
Active | Tracking | Foot | The hunter searches armed (rifle or shotgun) for prey by walking along trails established according to the territories of the species, randomly or in ditches | 22 | 31 | 8 | 20 |
Active | Canoe | Predominantly nocturnal, where hunters travel by canoe, armed (shotgun, rifle, machete, or harpoon) with flashlights or not, along the banks of bodies of water, slowly searching for the target species | 14 | 5 | 1 | 1 | |
Active | Dog | It differs from tracking on foot in that it employs dogs for tracking game. Hunters may or may not use rifles, shotguns, or machetes. In the case of not using guns in general, the capture is carried out by dogs | 10 | 15 | 2 | 7 | |
Active | Horseback | Used in pastures or crops, horses are employed to facilitate the location of prey. The hunters ride armed with rifles or shotguns | 1 | 2 | – | – | |
Active | Salt bait | It differs from waiting by a salt bait in that the hunter surveys the points armed (rifle or shotgun) without waiting on the spot. For this reason, several salt bait points are installed on the hunting trail system used | – | 1 | – | – |