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5 次の狩猟に関する英文を読み、以下の設問に答えよ。 (配点 60点)
It's November, opening morning of deer hunting season in Wisconsin I'm in my
treestand just inside the woods, /very close to open land which does not allow
hunting. White-tailed deer live on the open land all year, and my treestand is just
above a route they often use to escape when feeling threatened.
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As they move
I see, six white-tailed "does with a 10-point buck in the open land/
farther away,
am curious:/What would they do if I shot into the ground? My
gunshot echoes in the narrow valley making it difficult to pinpoint the source of the
noise. After the sound settles, does burst through a gap in the woods and disappear
into the bushes below my stand/ I hold my breath as the buck quarters toward me
I feel lucky but also regretful
in a clearing only 25 yards away. I take the shot.
that my anticipated long day in the woods is over, with plenty of processing work
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ahead.
Admittedly, along with luck, my understanding of resident deer habits helped me
punch my buck tag. A modern hunter with knowledge of whitetail behavior and
sophisticated modern weaponry can successfully ambush deer. /That raises
questions about human hunting capabilities. Do modern humans have the
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capabilities physical and sensory of ancient hunters? Or have we lost those
skills because of our reliance on technology? My short answer to both questions
is
yes.
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Recent analyses from archaeological sites in Olduvai Gorge, in East Africa's
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Great Rift Valley, established the capability of humans living nearly 2 million years
ago to ambush "wildebeest-size prey using simple wooden spears at close range. I
believe that humans today still possess the capabilities of the ancients. Those skills
