code: def WriteHuntObject(self, hunt_obj, cursor=None):
      
      query = """
      INSERT INTO hunts (hunt_id, creator, description, duration_micros,
                         hunt_state,
                         client_rate, client_limit,
                         hunt)
      VALUES (%(hunt_id)s, %(creator)s, %(description)s, %(duration_micros)s,
              %(hunt_state)s,
              %(client_rate)s, %(client_limit)s,
              %(hunt)s)
      """
  
      args = {
          "hunt_id": db_utils.HuntIDToInt(hunt_obj.hunt_id),
          "creator": hunt_obj.creator,
          "description": hunt_obj.description,
          "duration_micros": hunt_obj.duration.microseconds,
          "hunt_state": int(rdf_hunt_objects.Hunt.HuntState.PAUSED),
          "client_rate": hunt_obj.client_rate,
          "client_limit": hunt_obj.client_limit,
          "hunt": hunt_obj.SerializeToString(),
      }
  
      try:
        cursor.execute(query, args)
      except MySQLdb.IntegrityError as error:
        raise db.DuplicatedHuntError(hunt_id=hunt_obj.hunt_id, cause=error)
docs: Writes a hunt object to the database.