A type of hunt where animals are driven toward hunters by beaters making noise, or the hunt itself.
From French battue, feminine past participle of battre (to beat), because beaters 'beat' the bushes and ground to drive animals forward.
A battue is essentially organized chaos—instead of stalking animals, you pay people to make noise and drive them toward your guns, which is why it's sometimes criticized as unsporting compared to traditional hunting.
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