noun
mountain hunter
Refers to a person who hunts in the mountains, often as a traditional or rural occupation.
祖父は若い頃、山猟として鹿や猪を追っていた。
When my grandfather was young, he hunted deer and boar as a mountain hunter.
Compound of 山 (mountain) and 猟 (hunting). The reading やまさつ is a straightforward combination of the kun'yomi やま and on'yomi さつ.