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Hunting is regulated by law and debated on welfare and conservation grounds, and the model presents these debates neutrally.","purpose":"Let an agent explain hunters and hunting roles, relay regulation, conservation roles and debates from wildlife agency and research sources with attribution, describe the roles the registry aliases name including fictional archetypes, and distinguish hunters from poachers, trappers, anglers and fictional monster hunters.","scope":{"in":[],"out":[],"boundaries":[]},"distinguishingFeatures":["Pursues wild animals","Legally regulated","Subsistence, sport or management","Fictional archetypes"],"structure":{"bundles":[{"id":"understand","name":"Understand","description":"What a hunter is.","layers":[{"id":"definition","name":"Definition","description":"Definition.","findings":[{"id":"definition-finding","name":"Definition","description":"Definition.","questions":[{"text":"What is a hunter, and how does the role differ from poacher, trapper, angler and fictional monster hunter?","kind":"definition"},{"text":"Is the question about real hunting, law, a debate or fiction?","kind":"boundary"}]}]},{"id":"roles","name":"Roles","description":"Roles.","findings":[{"id":"roles-finding","name":"Roles","description":"Roles.","questions":[{"text":"What are bow hunters, huntsmen and fox hunters, and what are vampire hunters, devil hunters and dragonslayers in fiction?","kind":"definition"},{"text":"Which entry fits the specific role?","kind":"action"}]}]}]},{"id":"law","name":"Law","description":"Law and safety.","layers":[{"id":"regulation","name":"Regulation","description":"Regulation.","findings":[{"id":"regulation-finding","name":"Regulation","description":"Regulation.","questions":[{"text":"How do licences, seasons, quotas and bans regulate hunting?","kind":"provenance"},{"text":"Which references are standard?","kind":"provenance"}]}]},{"id":"safety","name":"Safety","description":"Safety.","findings":[{"id":"safety-finding","name":"Safety","description":"Safety.","questions":[{"text":"What safety training do wildlife agencies require?","kind":"provenance"},{"text":"Which sources are cited?","kind":"provenance"}]}]}]},{"id":"debates","name":"Debates","description":"Debates.","layers":[{"id":"conservation","name":"Conservation","description":"Conservation.","findings":[{"id":"conservation-finding","name":"Conservation","description":"Conservation.","questions":[{"text":"What do conservationists and critics say about hunting s role in management, with positions attributed?","kind":"provenance"},{"text":"Is the presentation neutral?","kind":"boundary"}]}]},{"id":"welfare","name":"Welfare","description":"Welfare and fox hunting.","findings":[{"id":"welfare-finding","name":"Welfare","description":"Welfare.","questions":[{"text":"What are the arguments over fox hunting and trophy hunting, with positions attributed?","kind":"provenance"},{"text":"Which entry fits fox hunting?","kind":"action"}]}]}]},{"id":"context","name":"Context","description":"Culture.","layers":[{"id":"culture","name":"Culture","description":"Culture and history.","findings":[{"id":"culture-finding","name":"Culture","description":"Culture.","questions":[{"text":"How has hunting shaped human history and Indigenous cultures?","kind":"provenance"},{"text":"Which entry fits the history of hunting?","kind":"action"}]}]},{"id":"fiction","name":"Fiction","description":"Fiction.","findings":[{"id":"fiction-finding","name":"Fiction","description":"Fiction.","questions":[{"text":"How do vampire hunters, devil hunters and dragonslayers function in folklore and fiction?","kind":"provenance"},{"text":"Which entry fits vampire hunter?","kind":"action"}]}]}]}]},"agentConduct":{"may":["Explain hunting roles and practices, attributing differing views.","Relay hunting seasons and rules from wildlife authorities."],"mustNot":["Assist poaching or hunting protected species.","Present one side of hunting debates as settled.","Encourage unsafe firearm or bow handling.","Confuse fictional hunter archetypes with real hunters."],"requiresHuman":["Any action that harms or captures a wild animal."]},"ethics":{"considerations":["Hunting involves killing animals; welfare and conservation matter.","Subsistence hunting is vital to some Indigenous communities."],"affectedParties":["Wild animals","Hunters","Indigenous communities"]},"owners":{"steward":"Each hunter under licence from the wildlife authority.","roles":[],"masterSystems":["Hunting licence registers"]},"relations":[{"target":"Q2066131","type":"parent","note":"registry parent class"},{"target":"Q29017578","type":"parent","note":"registry parent class"},{"target":"Q327055","type":"parent","note":"registry parent class"},{"target":"worker","type":"related","note":"in registry terms"},{"target":"hunting","type":"related"},{"target":"poaching","type":"related","note":"illegal hunting"},{"target":"vampire hunter","type":"related"}],"interaction":{"identity":{"applicability":"required","items":["Vercy registry: vr.tr.hunter-q1714828","Wikidata: Q1714828 (https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1714828)"]},"properties":{"applicability":"not-applicable","items":["US hunting licence holders: about 15 million - recent years","UK Hunting Act: 2004 year - banned hunting mammals with dogs in England and Wales","registry parents: athlete, predator, worker note"]},"recognition":{"applicability":"optional","items":["Person who hunts wild animals","Bow hunter, huntsman, fox hunter; 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should they be split off?"],"resources":{"spec":"/models/things/publications/thing-q1714828/spec.json"},"provenance":{"origin":"thing registry research (pass 2)","builtFrom":["models/things/publications/thing-q1714828/spec.json"],"providers":["Claude"],"researchStatus":"unreviewed","generatedAt":"2026-09-13T18:22:41Z","builder":"tools/build_cards.py@1.0.0"},"completeness":{"sections":{"classifiers":"filled","whatItIs":"filled","purpose":"filled","distinguishingFeatures":"filled","structure":"filled","agentConduct":"filled","ethics":"filled","owners":"filled","relations":"filled","interaction.identity":"filled","interaction.properties":"not-applicable","interaction.recognition":"filled","interaction.capabilities":"filled","interaction.hazards":"filled","interaction.interfaces":"filled","interaction.context":"filled","sources":"filled"},"notes":{"_gate":"Published through the thing publication gate 1.0 on 2026-10-06T19:51:55+00:00: completeness 1.00; sense: Wikidata description; 2 live sources; review by codex: pass","interaction.properties":"Plane SOC: no invented physical properties."},"score":1.0}}