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Collocations for hunting - noun

ADJECTIVE

big-game, deer, fox (usually fox-hunting), etc.
He was killed by a lion while big-game hunting in Africa.
commercial
commercial hunting of minke whales
illegal

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VERB + hunting

go
Local people go hunting in the woods.
We went hunting for bargains at the antique market. (figurative)
ban
Should fox-hunting be banned?

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hunting + NOUN

knife, rifle
ground
These waters are a hunting ground for sharks.
lodge
The king built a large hunting lodge in the mountains.
trip
season

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PREPOSITION

hunting of
the hunting of deer

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PHRASES

happy hunting ground (figurative)
Crowded markets are a happy hunting ground for pickpockets.

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