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Why firearms are used in hunting?

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Anonymous

16y ago
Updated: 8/16/2019

probably it was learned eons ago a man cannot outrun animals. in time crude weapons were fashioned out of stone and wood and the weapons were thrown at animals to bring them down. In due course of time firearms took the place of crude weapons. This allowed hunters to bring down their prey at a long distance since man had never learned to outrun animals...................

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