Clear, practical guidance on England’s game laws for keepers and landowners
In plain language, this book explains your powers and duties under the game laws, so you can protect game without guesswork.
This edition focuses on the everyday realities of managing land, preventing poaching, and acting within the law. It covers licenses for guns and dogs, close times, trespass and apprehension, and the penalties you might face or impose. It aims to help those who preserve game and those who work with them to stay up to date and practical.
- What counts as game and who needs licenses to hunt or kill it
- Where and when poaching and trespass are allowed or forbidden
- How to apprehend offenders safely and legally in daytime or at night
- Key rules about grounds like the Ground Game Act and related penalties
Ideal for readers who are gamekeepers, landowners, wardens, or anyone responsible for protecting game and enforcing the law on rural land.