DCHP-2
hunting fence Hist. DCHP-1 (pre-1967)
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two converging lines of fencing, as poles, piles of turf or brush, etc., used in early times in deer drives.
See also: deer drive deer hedge
- 1953 The Indians of North America . . . used hunting fences, built in a rather casual way of whatever happened to be most convenient. . . . These were intended to lead big game, such as moose and deer, in a desired direction, either to a circular corral . . . or past gaps in the fence where slip nooses were set to catch those animals which attempted to break through at these points.
- 1953 The Indians of North America . . . used hunting fences, built in a rather casual way of whatever happened to be most convenient. . . . These were intended to lead big game, such as moose and deer, in a desired direction, either to a circular corral . . . or past gaps in the fence where slip nooses were set to catch those animals which attempted to break through at these points.