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Pronunciation varies by accent · adjective
Relating to, or characteristic of, the outdoor pursuits of fishing and hunting..
Arnett has always been a hook and bullet boy — safari hunter, duck hunter, National Rifle Association member, founder and chairman of the Wildlife Legislative Fund of America and its companion Wildlife Conservation Fund of America.
In northern Michigan, on the blue water and in the green woods and under the expert tutelage of a hook-and-bullet, uphill-tramping outdoor dad, he found his center of perceptual gravity, his continuity with nature […]
In the guise of a wildlife writer, a hook-and-bullet writer for Sports Illustrated, I went south also, to Baton Rouge and beyond.
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Hook-and-bullet means Relating to, or characteristic of, the outdoor pursuits of fishing and hunting..
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Arnett has always been a hook and bullet boy — safari hunter, duck hunter, National Rifle Association member, founder and chairman of the Wildlife Legislative Fund of America and its companion Wildlife Conservation Fund of America.
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