Targets of Varmint Hunting
The term varmint is a US colloquial term for vermin, though it refers more specifically to mammal or bird pests, including:
- predators, such as coyotes, wolves, foxes, or feral dogs, which can kill farm animals
- rodents, such as rats, prairie dogs, squirrels, rabbits, and groundhogs, that can damage cropland or pastures or carry disease
- invasive species, such as starlings, that are displacing desirable native species
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