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The Iroquois hunted bear, beaver, rabbit, muskrats, moose and mostly deer. Deer were their favorite prey for many reasons. Fishing was another favorite. There were many fish to choose from. They also ice fished in the winter. They depended on their hunting largely or entirely for their clothes and food.

The Iroquois hunted with bows and arrows. Spears, snares and traps were used too. In the winter they would use deep snow to catch moose. It was hard for the moose to walk in the deep snow so then the hunter would sneak up on snow shoes and spear the moose. They also used a moose call.

In the summer the hunter would follow footprints. When a moose was eating in a stream or swimming across a lake, the hunter would sneak up in a canoe or kayak. The hunter would shoot the moose. If a hunter found tracks he would follow them and usually find an animal. When a hunter killed a big animal, they would not carry it back to their longhouse; they would set up a camp and live by the animal until it was used up. Then he would go back to his tribe.

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they got food by hunting and they ate beans, squash, corn, fish, deer, moose, potatoes, pumpkin, tomatoes, bear, beaver, seafood, turkey, plums, nuts and more.

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