Hunting is a Tier One technology. It allows you to hunt animals that are in your territory. Each animal hunted gives the city the animal is in one population. The cost to hunt is 2 stars. Hunting is considered to be a powerful starter tech because of the many powerful techs after it.
It is preceded by nothing, being a Tier One tech. It leads to Archery and Forestry.
The Bardur start with Hunting.