Hunter (Benji)

"Hey! Get outta here!"

- The Hunter shooing Benji away from the cougar he shot The Hunter is the secondary antagonist of Disney's 1987 live action film, Benji the Hunted.

He was portrayed by Red Steagall.

Role in the film
The Hunter is first seen when he shoots down a cougar. Benji attempts to comfort the dying animal, but he is chased away by the Hunter, who then retrieves the dead cat and marches off with it draped over his shoulders. Benji subsequently encounters four orphaned cougar cubs, belonging to the killed cougar, and he attempts to shield them from predation.

After Benji decides not to kill the rabbit to feed the cubs, he instead decides to steal one of the Hunter's chickens.

As Benji tries to steal another chicken the next day, the Hunter ties him to a tree and plans to kill him. The Timber Wolf tries to kill Benji and at first and the Hunter doesn't see him. The Timber Wolf comes back to the Hunter's cabin again and the Hunter shoots at the Timber Wolf, but misses, which ends up with the Timber Wolf running off into the forest. After he unties Benji and cleans up the mess, Benji finally steals one of his chickens to feed the cubs.

Personality
Coming soon!

Quotes
"Hold it, pal!"

- The Hunter captures Benji "Awesome, you know, they got a new reward out for you."

- The Hunter recognizing Benji by his name license "It won't be long now."

- The Hunter planning to kill Benji after tying him to a tree "Sure don't want to turn you loose in the house."

- The Hunter after trying to shoot the Timber Wolf "You want to show me how you did this?"

- The Hunter wondering how the rope on Benji got through the chair during his encounter with the Timber Wolf "Now you stay put until I get this mess sorted out."

- The Hunter before trying to clean up the mess after Benji's encounter with the Timber Wolf "Hey!"

- The Hunter's last words before he fails to catch Benji stealing one of his chickens

Trivia

 * While not shown, it is implied that the Hunter hunts down black-footed ferrets as well, as they are an endangered species and were shown after the scene where Benji meets the owl.