code: def ReadHuntObject(self, hunt_id, cursor=None):
      
      query = ("SELECT {columns} "
               "FROM hunts WHERE hunt_id = %s".format(
                   columns=_HUNT_COLUMNS_SELECT))
  
      nr_results = cursor.execute(query, [db_utils.HuntIDToInt(hunt_id)])
      if nr_results == 0:
        raise db.UnknownHuntError(hunt_id)
  
      return self._HuntObjectFromRow(cursor.fetchone())
docs: Reads a hunt object from the database.