[22-rimfire]

I would define "hunting" as seeking anything. It does not imply necessarily a purpose other than finding or locating the quarry or subject of the hunt. As DNS said, you could be hunting bigfoot, or you could be hunting girls or boys (love interest only). I hunt wildflowers sometimes. I might be hunting for a new knife, firearm, or simply hunting for cheese macs at the store. Basically, you need an descriptive term like "deer" to preceed the word hunting if you want to be correct.

Traditionally, hunting is used to describe seeking an animal or an elusive prey. "The Hunt for Red October"....