Project Gutenberg 2021-10-19 Public domain in the USA. 247 McConnell, James V. 1925 1990 McConnell, James Vernon Terry, W. E. 1921 1992 Terry, Willis E. Terry, Bill Hunting License Produced from Imagination Stories of Science and Fantasy April 1955 Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Hunting License" by James V. McConnell is a satirical science fiction story written in the early to mid-20th century. The narrative touches upon themes of crime and legality through a twisted version of hunting, where wealthy individuals hunt criminals as if they were game. The story reflects on society's attitudes toward punishment and justice in a darkly humorous manner. The plot centers around two characters, William Karsten III and Thomas Thurman, who embark on a hunting expedition for criminals, guided by Emmett Packer. As they prepare for their hunt, the characters engage in amusing banter that highlights their penchant for trophy hunting of human beings, treating their quarry as mere game. During the hunt, they discover a naked man hiding in the forest, whom they initially perceive as a subversive criminal. Following a chase, they realize that the man could be a familiar figure from Karsten's past—one of his former professors. Ultimately, Karsten chooses not to shoot him, illustrating a complex interplay of personal history, ethics, and the morbid thrill of the hunt in McConnell's chillingly comedic tale. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 85.5 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Science fiction Short stories Criminals -- Fiction Hunting stories PS Text Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Category: Crime, Thrillers and Mystery Category: Humour Category: American Literature 58531 2025-07-26T09:49:13.567590 text/html 34854 2024-10-18T16:47:07 text/html 498382 2025-07-26T09:49:15.512104 application/epub+zip 497218 2025-07-26T09:49:14.039578 application/epub+zip 80368 2025-07-26T09:49:13.781589 application/epub+zip 436353 2025-07-26T09:49:16.800133 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 428527 2025-07-26T09:49:15.269076 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 111724 2022-09-29T21:58:03.411982 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 51820 2025-07-26T09:49:13.398603 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 32013 2024-10-18T16:47:07 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17978 2025-07-26T09:49:16.934068 application/rdf+xml 22654 2025-07-26T09:49:13.891604 image/jpeg 4422 2025-07-26T09:49:13.836596 image/jpeg 521951 2025-07-26T09:49:13.588577 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia