The Story of Hunting from the Land of Papua

Papuan people hunt marsupial animals in smaller sizes such as cuscus. After the bigger game animals disappear. The extinction of this large animal occurs hunting that exceeds the limits and responsibilities. There are many ways of hunting. Spying is a very common method in active hunting.

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While in passive hunting, information installation is a common method. Surveillance is usually with other strategies such as sudden assault, hiding and waiting near trees that produce creative food, in places where drinking birds, in the trees where the male birds attract attention, and in the lower areas by tearing down and splitting trees sago trees to lure the boars closer within the target distance of the arrows. In addition, hunters often use deceptions that can make these hunters successful.

The small number of hunts found, with the number of wild pigs found in the highlands, the wallabies, tree kangaroos, and other animals became common prey in Papua. Having been brought in about 3500 years ago, the liar pigs became the favorite prey for the hunters in Papua. This animal is the largest prey in Papua.

The hunters usually cut and swallowed the entrails from their pigs hunter lighter agar. But the distance is close enough to the village, they will be brought in a condition intact.

Nevertheless the activity is very important, but today in some highlands Papua no longer considers this activity as important as it used to be. Only in places with few populations, and for those living in remote forests, may still be necessary. Men in a large number of areas are still hunting, but rarely can bring home anything because the hunt is often healthy in hunting places.