A word that means "the yield of a hunt"

Question

I am looking for a word that can be used for the catch resulting from a hunt.

For example, a fox catches a rabbit and in that case, the rabbit is the prey. However if one talks about prey in general, then how to distinguish the rabbit which was caught?

It would be really helpful if there is a specific word to go with this circumstance.

As some of the comments pointed out, I need to include some more context. I was searching for a word which can be used to talk about the yield of a hunt resulting in their consumption, be it a singular or multiple prey which are caught. For my needs, both kill and catch work in my opinion.

Answer 1

Right in your first sentence...

catch noun: an act of catching something, typically a ball [or animal]. an amount of fish caught.

"a record catch of 6.9 billion pounds of fish"

"he inspected the catch"

and another for good measure...

quarry noun: an animal pursued by a hunter, hound, predatory mammal, or bird of prey.

"he would not allow his quarry to elude him"

google definition

Answer 2

I would recommend "Spoils" or perhaps "Prize". They imply a challenge, competition or battle from which the caught rabbit is the "reward" - the hunt could be thought of as such in a metaphorical sense.

Spoils Merriam-Webster

1c : something valuable or desirable gained through special effort or opportunism or in return for a favor —usually used in plural**

3: an object of plundering : PREY

For example, you may refer to the caught rabbit as the "spoils of the hunt"

Prize Merriam-Webster

1 : something taken by force, stratagem, or threat especially : property lawfully captured at sea in time of war

2 : an act of capturing or taking especially : the wartime capture of a ship and its cargo at sea

Answer 3

kill
noun [usually in singular]
an act of killing, especially of one animal by another: a lion has made a kill.

• an animal or animals killed, either by a hunter or by another animal: the vulture is able to survey the land and locate a fresh kill.

New Oxford American Dictionary

Answer 4

Your question:

A word that means “the yield of a hunt?”

bounty: Cambridge Dictionary

f. [ C/U ] a large amount of something [ C ]

As in:

The hunt resulted in a bounty of game.

and

I was amazed by the bounty of our hunt.

synonyms of bounty: abundance, plenty, exuberance, profusion, affluence, plenitude, copiousness, plenteousness

Answer 5

bag

Noun

a quantity of game taken

(Merriam-Webster)

Related to bag (verb), the act of shooting or catching game.

This might be more British English.

Answer 6

Another one that people would say is, "to harvest an animal."

I could ask a hunter, in the context of hunting animals, "what did you harvest this year?"

He may reply, "two deer and a turkey".

Of course, harvest typically refers to anything you gather for sustenance or livelihood. ie. You can say "harvest" for firewood, crops, or animals.

Regarding animals; the adjective form, "harvesting" refers to the entire process of hunting/killing as well as butchering.

"The harvest" refers to the season/time of year during which most crops are harvested.

Edit: Someone down-voted my answer, and I was just on Facebook and came across this, (No, I did not go cherry pick this to prove my answer is right, I just happened to find this right now as I edit this...). So yes, "harvest" is definitely used to indicate the yield of a hunt.