APPENDIX 1. Interview questions used to describe hunting practices.
Hunting Practices
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| Hunter’s name
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| Date
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Village
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| How many
times per month do you go hunting?
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| Do you
specifically hunt certain species?
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| Is hunting
is a way for you to cover your own consumption or to earn cash?
If both, which is the most important motivation for hunting?
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| Are there
any perdiods during the year when you do not hunt? Why? Are there
any periods during the year when you particularly hunt? Why?
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| Is season
an important factor? Why?
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| Do you
go hunting alone or in groups? How many people are there in a
group?
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| Do you
sometimes hunt for someone else? For specific orders?
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| Where do you hunt during
the rainy season? During the dry season? |
Iboutou (secondary forest) |
| Kouba (agricultural fields) |
| Indombo (marshy forest) |
| Issuaka (mature forest) |
| Are there seasons when
hunting is easier? Why? |
Short dry season |
| Main rainy season |
| Short rainy season |
| Main dry season |
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How far from the village do you usually go to hunt?
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< 2 h |
| between 2 and 5 h |
| between 5 and 10 h |
| > 10 h |
| What weight can one
hunter carry on the way back to the village? |
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What are the different tecniques that you
use to hunt?
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What animal is the most easy to hunt (using
the different techniques mentioned above)?
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In what type of forest is it easier to hunt
(using the different techniques mentioned above)?
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If gun hunting
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Was it easy to buy a gun?
Where? How much?
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Is it easy to find
cartridges? Where? how much?
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Can you estimate how many
missed shots you have out of 10 cartridges?
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What species are easiest to shoot?
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Do you use calls to
attract animals? When? Where? What animals?
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If snare hunting
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How many snares do you
currently have?
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How do you choose where and when
to place snares? In what type of forest?
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At what time of the day do
you set snares? How often do you return to check the snares?
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How long does a snare
line stay in place? What makes you decide to change the location of your snare
line?
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How much does a snare cable
cost?
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Imagine that you set 100 snares.
How many would have caught an animal by the first day that you returned to check them?
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What are the traditional
practices that you use before or during hunting?
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