batfowl
/ˈbætˌfaʊl/
verb
- To catch birds at night by dazzling them with a light and then striking them with a net or stick.
- In some rural areas, people used to batfowl by torchlight to catch birds for food.
- The old hunter taught his grandson how to batfowl, though the practice is now rare.
- They would batfowl only during the darkest nights when the birds were roosting.