Poaching Flashcards
Why did poaching increase?
increased because of enclosure and the creation of country parks around great houses in the 17th century by the rich meant poachers were trespassing on their land. They employed gamekeepers to help prevent poaching (the illegal hunting or trapping of game). Still seen as a social crime with many people continuing to hunt rabbits and hares and to fish in on enclosed land.
What is the 1671 Game Act?
1671 Game Act made poaching illegal. Only landowners whose land was worth £100 or more could hunt and they could hunt anywhere. £100 was a large sum of money, ten years’ income for a labourer. Other landowners, with land worth less than £100, could not even hunt on their own land. Also, not allowed to own hunting dogs or guns if owned land less than £100.
