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Happy hunting grounds

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the region to which, according to the belief of American Indians, the souls of warriors and hunters pass after death, to be happy in hunting and feasting.

See also: Hunting



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It's a filthy, disgusting habit, unhealthy and, I suspect, the product of a curse uttered by some Native American while watching white men selling time-share condos on his happy hunting grounds.
POLITICIANS TAKING MORAL HIGH GROUND? L.A., CALIFORNIA GO OVERBOARD ... by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
When Harry departed for the Happy Hunting Grounds (politically incorrect or not, that's how my native-Canadian friend always referred to the hereafter) I lost more than an old friend; I also lost a storehouse of Canadiana.
`Spoilers' in our midst call for vigilance: myths survive desecration ... by Bedford, William / Anglican Journal
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