Terminology
Wolf hunting historically gave rise to a vast vocabularly
- Berkut: A tame golden eagle used to hunt wolves in Central Asia
- Grand vieux loup: An old, solitary male wolf
- Loup Chevalier: A wolf which regularly attacks horses
- Loup lévrier: A wolf exceptionally fast in the chase
- Loup Moutonnier: A wolf which regularly attacks sheep
- Louve: A female wolf
- La Louveterie: Wolf hunting
- Louvetier royal: Modern day offshoot of the luparii. Now serves an administrative function regulating vermin and maintaining healthy wildlife populations
- Lovière: A wolf den
- Luparii: An elite corps of crown funded officials whose purpose was to control wolf populations in France during the Middle Ages
- Lycisca: A wolf-dog hybrid
- Outlaw wolf: A wolf which regularly killed livestock in America
- Wolfer: Both professional and civilian wolf hunters who operated in North America in the 19th and early 20th centuries.
- Wolfhound: A dog bred or trained to hunt wolves
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