fire hunt

noun

1. : a night hunt in which torches or other lights are used

2. : a hunt in which fire is set to the woods in an area and the animals are killed as they attempt to escape

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fire hunt,

U.S.

1. a hunt in which a torch or other light is used to reveal or attract the game.

2. a hunt in which animals are trapped in a fire set to part of a forest and killed as they try to escape.

fire-hunt «FYR _HUHNT», transitive verb.

U.S. to hunt (animals) in a fire hunt.

–v.i.

to carry out a fire hunt.