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Additional themes underscored sociocultural complexities associated with perceptions of hunting and involved viewing hunting as a predominately White activity, historical racism and discrimination, unknown dangers, generational disconnect, and complex relationships with firearms. Constraints to participation in hunting were documented on all three levels of the hierarchical model of constraints to leisure. Primary intrapersonal constraints consisted of fear of discrimination and stereotypes, feeling unwelcome, and moral or ethical reservations toward hunting. Interpersonal constraints encompassed disparities with hunting culture, conflicts with other hunters, non-acceptance from peers or family, and lack of early exposure to hunting. Key structural constraints to participation included limited access to equipment, insufficient access to information or mentors, inadequate access, or proximity to land to hunt on, costs and financial burdens, as well as regulatory restrictions. 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