Deer, turkey, moose, rabbit, skunk raccoon, swan, and duck. What do all of these have in common? They are all animals, but more importantly, they were all hunted in colonial times. Today I will show you hunting in colonial times. We are going to look at this in a couple different ways. First we will look at how people in this time hunted. Then we will look at what they hunted, and finally we will look at the additional uses of the animals they hunted.

First, let 's look at how. The Colonial period started in 1607, when Jamestown was formed, many of the English travelers did not know how to hunt or farm very well. They had to adapt to the new surroundings and learn new skills. Hunting and fishing were the main forms of gathering food. There