How to Define Overhunting?

1 : to hunt (animals) to an excessive and usually harmful degree overhunted the local deer population. 2 : to hunt (an area) excessively to the point that the kinds of animals hunted become scarce overhunting certain regions of the country.

Is overhunting a word?

noun. Hunting to excess; unsustainable hunting, especially of a population or species of animal.

What is an example of overhunting?

One of the most notable examples of overhunting in North America is the extinction of the passenger pigeon. In Africa, too, regulated hunting can drive species closer to extinction. Trophy hunters, who are responsible for killing 600 lions each year and tend to target males, often destabilize lion populations.