coup de main, surprise attack - an attack without warning

dry-gulching - the act of killing from ambush

wait - stay in one place and anticipate or expect something; "I had to wait on line for an hour to get the tickets"

hunt, hunt down, track down, run - pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals); "Goering often hunted wild boars in Poland"; "The dogs are running deer"; "The Duke hunted in these woods"