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href="/wiki/File:UK_hunters_02.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/62/UK_hunters_02.jpg/220px-UK_hunters_02.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/62/UK_hunters_02.jpg/330px-UK_hunters_02.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/62/UK_hunters_02.jpg/440px-UK_hunters_02.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4800" data-file-height="3199" /></a><figcaption>Head stalker Niall Rowantree (leftmost) taking out a guest (first from left) deer stalking on Ardnamurchan Estate in Scotland</figcaption></figure> <p>In the <a href="/wiki/United_Kingdom" title="United Kingdom">United Kingdom</a>, a <b>gamekeeper</b> (often abbreviated to <b>keeper</b>) is a person who manages an area of <a href="/wiki/Countryside" class="mw-redirect" title="Countryside">countryside</a> (e.g., areas of <a href="/wiki/Woodland" title="Woodland">woodland</a>, <a 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id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Description">Description</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Gamekeepers_in_the_United_Kingdom&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Description"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Phasianus_colchicus_2_tom_(Lukasz_Lukasik).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d7/Phasianus_colchicus_2_tom_%28Lukasz_Lukasik%29.jpg/220px-Phasianus_colchicus_2_tom_%28Lukasz_Lukasik%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d7/Phasianus_colchicus_2_tom_%28Lukasz_Lukasik%29.jpg/330px-Phasianus_colchicus_2_tom_%28Lukasz_Lukasik%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d7/Phasianus_colchicus_2_tom_%28Lukasz_Lukasik%29.jpg/440px-Phasianus_colchicus_2_tom_%28Lukasz_Lukasik%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1024" data-file-height="768" /></a><figcaption>The common pheasant, the most important bird for many lowland keepers</figcaption></figure> <p>Typically, a gamekeeper is employed by a <a href="/wiki/Landowner" class="mw-redirect" title="Landowner">landowner</a> or by a country <a href="/wiki/Estate_(house)" class="mw-redirect" title="Estate (house)">estate</a>, to prevent <a href="/wiki/Poaching" title="Poaching">poaching</a>, to rear and release game birds such as <a href="/wiki/Common_pheasant" title="Common pheasant">common pheasants</a> and <a href="/wiki/French_partridge" class="mw-redirect" title="French partridge">French partridge</a>, eradicate pests, encourage and manage wild <a href="/wiki/Red_grouse" title="Red grouse">red grouse</a>, and to control predators such as weasels, to manage habitats to suit game, and to monitor the health of the game.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Today, some three thousand full-time gamekeepers are employed in the UK,<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> compared to as many as 25,000 at the beginning of the 20th century.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In addition, there are many people who spend their leisure time and money rearing game and maintaining habitats on their own small shoots. </p><p>There are several variations in gamekeeping: </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Donald_Urquhart,_head_stalker_on_Inverewe_estate_01.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/41/Donald_Urquhart%2C_head_stalker_on_Inverewe_estate_01.png/220px-Donald_Urquhart%2C_head_stalker_on_Inverewe_estate_01.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="184" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/41/Donald_Urquhart%2C_head_stalker_on_Inverewe_estate_01.png/330px-Donald_Urquhart%2C_head_stalker_on_Inverewe_estate_01.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/41/Donald_Urquhart%2C_head_stalker_on_Inverewe_estate_01.png/440px-Donald_Urquhart%2C_head_stalker_on_Inverewe_estate_01.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="753" /></a><figcaption>Donald Urquhart, head stalker on the Inverewe estate, late 19th century</figcaption></figure> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Deer_stalking" title="Deer stalking">Stalkers</a>: keepers who specialise in the stealthy pursuit of <a href="/wiki/Deer" title="Deer">deer</a>, mainly in the <a href="/wiki/Highland_(geography)" class="mw-redirect" title="Highland (geography)">uplands</a> of <a href="/wiki/Scotland" title="Scotland">Scotland</a>.</li> <li>Lowland keepers: rearing <a href="/wiki/Common_pheasant" title="Common pheasant">pheasant</a> and <a href="/wiki/Red-legged_partridge" title="Red-legged partridge">partridge</a> and managing lowland habitats.</li></ul> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:August-1922-m-mcdonald-a-member-of-lord-woolavingtons-house-party-a-picture-id3432611.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c7/August-1922-m-mcdonald-a-member-of-lord-woolavingtons-house-party-a-picture-id3432611.jpg/220px-August-1922-m-mcdonald-a-member-of-lord-woolavingtons-house-party-a-picture-id3432611.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="162" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c7/August-1922-m-mcdonald-a-member-of-lord-woolavingtons-house-party-a-picture-id3432611.jpg/330px-August-1922-m-mcdonald-a-member-of-lord-woolavingtons-house-party-a-picture-id3432611.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c7/August-1922-m-mcdonald-a-member-of-lord-woolavingtons-house-party-a-picture-id3432611.jpg/440px-August-1922-m-mcdonald-a-member-of-lord-woolavingtons-house-party-a-picture-id3432611.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2048" data-file-height="1508" /></a><figcaption>Gamekeeper (left) with a shooter on a driven grouse shoot in the Highlands, ca. 1922</figcaption></figure> <ul><li>Upland keepers: managing <a href="/wiki/Moorland" title="Moorland">moorland</a> for <a href="/wiki/Red_grouse" title="Red grouse">grouse</a> in upland areas.</li> <li><a href="https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/gillie" class="extiw" title="wikt:gillie">Gillie</a>/river keepers: keepers who manage rivers such as the <a href="/wiki/River_Spey" title="River Spey">River Spey</a> for <a href="/wiki/Brown_trout" title="Brown trout">trout</a> and <a href="/wiki/Atlantic_salmon" title="Atlantic salmon">salmon</a>.</li></ul> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Heather_burning.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d8/Heather_burning.jpg/220px-Heather_burning.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="140" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d8/Heather_burning.jpg/330px-Heather_burning.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d8/Heather_burning.jpg 2x" data-file-width="400" data-file-height="255" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Controlled_burn" title="Controlled burn">Controlled burning</a> of <a href="/wiki/Ericaceae" title="Ericaceae">heather</a>, one of the countryside management duties of gamekeepers</figcaption></figure> <p>The most senior individual dealing with wildlife on a particular estate is often called the <i>headkeeper</i> or <i>headstalker</i>. However, the spellings <i>head keeper</i> and <i>head stalker</i> are much more common.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (May 2024)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>Gamekeepers and country sports enthusiasts hold that gamekeeping is an essential part of countryside conservation. Two thirds of the UK rural landmass is managed for shooting. The shooting industry creates £1.6 billion. £250 million is spent on conservation as a result of shooting.<sup id="cite_ref-Shooting_Politics_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Shooting_Politics-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Training">Training</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Gamekeepers_in_the_United_Kingdom&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Training"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Some colleges in the UK now offer courses in gamekeeping up to and including diploma level. Two of these include the Northern School of Game and Wildlife at <a href="/wiki/Newton_Rigg_College" title="Newton Rigg College">Newton Rigg College</a>, <a href="/wiki/Cumbria" title="Cumbria">Cumbria</a><sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and <a href="/wiki/Myerscough_College" title="Myerscough College">Myerscough College</a>, <a href="/wiki/Lancashire" title="Lancashire">Lancashire</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The Elmwood Campus of <a href="/wiki/Scotland%27s_Rural_College" title="Scotland's Rural College">Scotland's Rural College</a> (SRUC) in <a href="/wiki/Cupar" title="Cupar">Cupar</a>, <a href="/wiki/Fife" title="Fife">Fife</a> is Scotland's main gamekeeping college. The main campus for attaining both NC and HNC levels in gamekeepeing for south Scotland is borders college.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Easton and Otley college: Easton Campus also provides a course on gamekeeping level 2 and 3. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Scottish_Gamekeepers_Association">Scottish Gamekeepers Association</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Gamekeepers_in_the_United_Kingdom&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Scottish Gamekeepers Association"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 1997, as a result of months of adverse media criticism of gamekeepers, the Scottish Gamekeepers Association (SGA) was formed with a goal of promoting the work of gamekeepers and developing training in the area of law and best practices in the field of game management. The SGA chairman is Alex Hogg, a gamekeeper from Scotland.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="The_National_Gamekeepers'_Organisation"><span id="The_National_Gamekeepers.27_Organisation"></span>The National Gamekeepers' Organisation</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Gamekeepers_in_the_United_Kingdom&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: The National Gamekeepers' Organisation"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 1997, the National Gamekeepers' Organisation (NGO) was set up for the same reasons and in addition they felt that the main shooting association was not representing the keepers properly. The NGO now has some 15,000 members. The NGO run industry-based training for keepers and were the first organisation to react to EU legislation with regard to game meat hygiene, producing a course for experienced keepers and stalkers which had approval from the <a href="/wiki/Food_Standards_Agency" title="Food Standards Agency">Food Standards Agency</a>. The NGO continue to promote gamekeeping, stalking, shooting, and fishing. Its chairman is Lindsay Waddell, a gamekeeper from Co. Durham. The NGO also have dedicated moorland and deer branches.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Criticism">Criticism</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Gamekeepers_in_the_United_Kingdom&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Criticism"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The <a href="/wiki/League_Against_Cruel_Sports" title="League Against Cruel Sports">League Against Cruel Sports</a> estimates some 12,300 wild mammals and birds are killed on UK shooting estates every day and sees gamekeepers as playing a key role in the destruction of wildlife.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On the other hand, the shooting industry says that gamekeepers are vital <a href="/wiki/Wildlife_conservation" title="Wildlife conservation">wildlife conservation</a> workers in the countryside.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The National Gamekeeper's Organisation (NGO) claims that nine times as much of the British countryside is looked after by gamekeepers as is in nature reserves and National Parks.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/Royal_Society_for_the_Protection_of_Birds" title="Royal Society for the Protection of Birds">Royal Society for the Protection of Birds</a> has criticised the persecution of <a href="/wiki/Birds_of_prey" class="mw-redirect" title="Birds of prey">birds of prey</a> on some shooting estates. 68% of those convicted of <a href="/wiki/Raptor_persecution" title="Raptor persecution">raptor persecution</a> are gamekeepers. "We’ve seen evidence linking gamekeepers to bird of prey persecution, and moorlands empty of raptors imply that much more illegal killing goes on undetected".<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="In_fiction">In fiction</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Gamekeepers_in_the_United_Kingdom&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: In fiction"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>Alec Scudder in <i><a href="/wiki/Maurice_(novel)" title="Maurice (novel)">Maurice</a></i> by <a href="/wiki/E._M._Forster" title="E. M. Forster">E. M. Forster</a></li> <li>Mellors in <i><a href="/wiki/Lady_Chatterley%27s_Lover" title="Lady Chatterley's Lover">Lady Chatterley's Lover</a></i> by <a href="/wiki/D._H._Lawrence" title="D. H. Lawrence">D. H. Lawrence</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rubeus_Hagrid" title="Rubeus Hagrid">Rubeus Hagrid</a> in the <i><a href="/wiki/Harry_Potter" title="Harry Potter">Harry Potter</a></i> series</li> <li>Tom Redruth in <i><a href="/wiki/Treasure_Island" title="Treasure Island">Treasure Island</a></i> by <a href="/wiki/Robert_Louis_Stevenson" title="Robert Louis Stevenson">Robert Louis Stevenson</a></li> <li>Phillip White in <i><a href="/wiki/Lark_Rise_to_Candleford_(TV_series)" title="Lark Rise to Candleford (TV series)">Lark Rise to Candleford</a></i></li> <li>Several characters past and present in the <a href="/wiki/BBC_Radio_4" title="BBC Radio 4">BBC Radio 4</a> soap opera <i><a href="/wiki/The_Archers" title="The Archers">The Archers</a></i> e.g. Andrew Gach</li> <li>Joseph in <i>Hautot and His Son</i> by <a href="/wiki/Guy_de_Maupassant" title="Guy de Maupassant">Guy de Maupassant</a></li> <li>William Crowder in <i>The Boscombe Valley Mystery</i> by <a href="/wiki/Sir_Arthur_Conan_Doyle" class="mw-redirect" title="Sir Arthur Conan Doyle">Sir Arthur Conan Doyle</a></li> <li><i>The Gamekeeper</i> by <a href="/wiki/Barry_Hines" title="Barry Hines">Barry Hines</a></li> <li>Kincade in <i><a href="/wiki/Skyfall" title="Skyfall">Skyfall</a></i></li> <li>Golly Mackenzie in <i><a href="/wiki/Monarch_of_the_Glen_(TV_series)" title="Monarch of the Glen (TV series)">Monarch of the Glen</a></i></li> <li><i>The Gamekeeper at Home</i> by <a href="/wiki/Richard_Jefferies" title="Richard Jefferies">Richard Jefferies</a> - 1878</li> <li>Robert Muldoon in <i><a href="/wiki/Jurassic_Park" title="Jurassic Park">Jurassic Park</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Doctors_characters_(2020)#Jocelyn_Greedon" class="mw-redirect" title="List of Doctors characters (2020)">Jocelyn Greedon</a> in <i><a href="/wiki/Doctors_(2000_TV_series)" title="Doctors (2000 TV series)">Doctors</a></i></li> <li>Nield in <i><a href="/wiki/Downton_Abbey" title="Downton Abbey">Downton Abbey</a></i></li> <li>Geoff Seacombe in <i><a href="/wiki/The_Gentlemen_(2024_TV_series)" title="The Gentlemen (2024 TV series)">The Gentlemen</a></i></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Gamekeepers_in_the_United_Kingdom&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Professional_hunter" title="Professional hunter">Professional hunter</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hunting" title="Hunting">Hunting</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Game_preservation" title="Game preservation">Game preservation</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gamekeeper%27s_thumb" class="mw-redirect" title="Gamekeeper's thumb">Gamekeeper's thumb</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Further_reading">Further reading</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Gamekeepers_in_the_United_Kingdom&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Further reading"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Norman_Maclean_(biologist)" title="Norman Maclean (biologist)">Norman Maclean</a>: <i>A Less Green and Pleasant Land: Our Threatened Wildlife</i>. 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sports">Field sports</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fowling" title="Fowling">Fowling</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Handgun_hunting" title="Handgun hunting">Handgun hunting</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Internet_hunting" title="Internet hunting">Internet hunting</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Layout_hunting" title="Layout hunting">Layout hunting</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Monter%C3%ADa_(hunt)" title="Montería (hunt)">Montería</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Muttonbirding" title="Muttonbirding">Muttonbirding</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Persistence_hunting" title="Persistence hunting">Persistence hunting</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pest_control" title="Pest control">Pest control</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Plume_hunting" title="Plume hunting">Plume hunting</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Spotlighting" title="Spotlighting">Spotlighting</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Trophy_hunting" title="Trophy hunting">Trophy hunting</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Trapping" title="Trapping">Trapping</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Trail_hunting" title="Trail hunting">Trail hunting</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Treeing" title="Treeing">Treeing</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Upland_hunting" title="Upland hunting">Upland hunting</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Varmint_hunting" title="Varmint hunting">Varmint hunting</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Venatio" title="Venatio">Venatio</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Waterfowl_hunting" title="Waterfowl hunting">Waterfowl hunting</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Equipment</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Camouflage" title="Camouflage">Camouflage</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Game_call" title="Game call">Game call</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Duck_call" title="Duck call">Duck call</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ghillie_suit" title="Ghillie suit">Ghillie suit</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hunting_bag" title="Hunting bag">Hunting bag</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hunting_weapon" title="Hunting weapon">Hunting weapon</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Air_gun" title="Air gun">Air gun</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Assegai" title="Assegai">Assegai</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bow_and_arrow" title="Bow and arrow">Bow and arrow</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bear_spear" title="Bear spear">Bear spear</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Boar_spear" title="Boar spear">Boar spear</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Boomerang" title="Boomerang">Boomerang</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Blowgun" title="Blowgun">Blowgun</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Crossbow" title="Crossbow">Crossbow</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pistol" title="Pistol">Pistol</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Punt_gun" title="Punt gun">Punt gun</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rifle" title="Rifle">Rifle</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Spear-thrower" title="Spear-thrower">Spear-thrower</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shotgun" title="Shotgun">Shotgun</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hunting_sword" title="Hunting sword">Sword</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Throwing_stick" title="Throwing stick">Throwing stick</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Silencer_(firearms)" title="Silencer (firearms)">Silencer</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shooting_brake" title="Shooting brake">Shooting brake</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shooting_sticks_(weapon_mount)" title="Shooting sticks (weapon mount)">Shooting sticks</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Game_(hunting)" title="Game (hunting)">Game</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Alligator_hunting" title="Alligator hunting">Alligator</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bear_hunting" title="Bear hunting">Bear</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Big_Five_game" title="Big Five game">Big five</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bison_hunting" title="Bison hunting">Bison</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Boar_hunting" title="Boar hunting">Boar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Coon_hunting" title="Coon hunting">Raccoon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Deer_hunting" title="Deer hunting">Deer</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Deer_stalking" title="Deer stalking">Stalking</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fox_hunting" title="Fox hunting">Fox</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hare_coursing" title="Hare coursing">Hare</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Human_hunting" class="mw-redirect" title="Human hunting">Human</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Headhunting" title="Headhunting">Headhunting</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jackal_coursing" title="Jackal coursing">Jackal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mink_hunting" title="Mink hunting">Mink</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Plains_game" title="Plains game">Plains game</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rabbiting" title="Rabbiting">Rabbit</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rook_shooting" title="Rook shooting">Rook</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tiger_hunting" title="Tiger hunting">Tiger</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Turkey_hunting" title="Turkey hunting">Turkey</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Turtling_(hunting)" title="Turtling (hunting)">Turtle</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lion_hunting" title="Lion hunting">Lion</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Quail_hunting" title="Quail hunting">Quail</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wolf_hunting" title="Wolf hunting">Wolf</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Wolf_hunting_with_dogs" title="Wolf hunting with dogs">With dogs</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Seal_hunting" title="Seal hunting">Seal</a></li> <li>Squirrel <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Squirrel_poaching" title="Squirrel poaching">Poaching</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Whaling" title="Whaling">Whale</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Aboriginal_whaling" title="Aboriginal whaling">Aboriginal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dolphin_drive_hunting" title="Dolphin drive hunting">Dolphin drive hunting</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Subsistence_hunting_of_the_bowhead_whale" title="Subsistence hunting of the bowhead whale">Subsistence hunting of the bowhead whale</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Infrastructure</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Buffalo_jump" title="Buffalo jump">Buffalo jump</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Buffalo_pound" title="Buffalo pound">Buffalo pound</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chase_(land)" title="Chase (land)">Chase (land)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Deer_park_(England)" title="Deer park (England)">Deer park (England)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Deer_forest" title="Deer forest">Deer forest</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Desert_kite" title="Desert kite">Desert kite</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Game_larder" title="Game larder">Game larder</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Game_reserve" title="Game reserve">Game reserve</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Game_farm" title="Game farm">Game farm</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Guest_ranch" title="Guest ranch">Guest ranch</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hunting_blind" title="Hunting blind">Hunting blind</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bird_hide" title="Bird hide">Bird hide</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Salter_(trap)" title="Salter (trap)">Salter</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sporting_lodge" title="Sporting lodge">Sporting lodge</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Jagdschloss" title="Jagdschloss">Jagdschloss</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wolf_trap" title="Wolf trap">Wolf trap</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">By location</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Hunting_in_Australia" title="Hunting in Australia">Australia</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Dugong_hunting_in_Australia" title="Dugong hunting in Australia">Dugong</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kangaroo_industry" title="Kangaroo industry">Kangaroo</a></li></ul></li> <li>Azerbaijan <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Historical_tiger_hunts_in_Azerbaijan" title="Historical tiger hunts in Azerbaijan">Tiger</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hunting_in_Cambodia" title="Hunting in Cambodia">Cambodia</a></li> <li>Chad <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Elephant_hunting_in_Chad" title="Elephant hunting in Chad">Elephant</a></li></ul></li> <li>Greenland <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Reindeer_hunting_in_Greenland" title="Reindeer hunting in Greenland">Reindeer</a></li></ul></li> <li>India <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Tiger_poaching_in_India" title="Tiger poaching in India">Tiger poaching</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rhino_poaching_in_Assam" title="Rhino poaching in Assam">Rhino poaching in Assam</a></li></ul></li> <li>Kenya <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Elephant_hunting_in_Kenya" title="Elephant hunting in Kenya">Elephant</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hunting_in_New_Zealand" title="Hunting in New Zealand">New Zealand</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Helicopter-based_hunting_in_Fiordland" title="Helicopter-based hunting in Fiordland">Helicopter-based hunting in Fiordland</a></li></ul></li> <li>Pakistan <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Trophy_hunting_in_Pakistan" title="Trophy hunting in Pakistan">Trophy hunting</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hunting_in_Russia" title="Hunting in Russia">Russia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hunting_in_Romania" title="Hunting in Romania">Romania</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hunting_in_Spain" title="Hunting in Spain">Spain</a></li> <li>Switzerland <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_federal_hunting_reserves_in_Switzerland" title="List of federal hunting reserves in Switzerland">Federal hunting reserves</a></li></ul></li> <li>Tonga <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Pigeon_snaring" title="Pigeon snaring">Pigeon</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hunting_in_the_United_States" title="Hunting in the United States">United States</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Hunting_and_fishing_in_Alaska" title="Hunting and fishing in Alaska">Alaska</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hunting_and_shooting_in_the_United_Kingdom" title="Hunting and shooting in the United Kingdom">United Kingdom</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Driven_grouse_shooting" title="Driven grouse shooting">Driven grouse shooting</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Regulation and conservation</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bag_(fishing_and_hunting)" title="Bag (fishing and hunting)">Bag</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bag_limits" title="Bag limits">Bag limits</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Conservation_officer" title="Conservation officer">Conservation officer</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Deer_management" title="Deer management">Deer management</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Game_Act_1831" title="Game Act 1831">Game Act 1831</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Game_law" title="Game law">Game law</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Game_preservation" title="Game preservation">Game preservation</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hunting_license" title="Hunting license">Hunting license</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hunting_Act_2004" title="Hunting Act 2004">Hunting Act 2004</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hunting_season" title="Hunting season">Hunting season</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Poaching" title="Poaching">Poaching</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sustainable_hunting" title="Sustainable hunting">Sustainable hunting</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Culture</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bambi_effect" title="Bambi effect">Bambi effect</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Blooding_(hunting)" title="Blooding (hunting)">Blooding</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Canned_hunt" title="Canned hunt">Canned hunt</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Car_hawking" title="Car hawking">Car hawking</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Duck_ague" title="Duck ague">Duck ague</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Falconry_training_and_technique" title="Falconry training and technique">Falconry training and technique</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fair_chase" title="Fair chase">Fair chase</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Field_dressing_(hunting)" title="Field dressing (hunting)">Field dressing</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Gamekeepers in the United Kingdom</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gillie" title="Gillie">Gillie</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hunting_dog" title="Hunting dog">Hunting dog</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Gun_dog" title="Gun dog">Gun dog</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hunting_magic" title="Hunting magic">Hunting magic</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_hunting_deities" title="List of hunting deities">List of hunting deities</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_big-game_hunters" title="List of big-game hunters">List of big-game hunters</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Opposition_to_hunting" title="Opposition to hunting">Opposition to hunting</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Parahawking" title="Parahawking">Parahawking</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Professional_hunter" title="Professional hunter">Professional hunter</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Killing_of_Cecil_the_lion" title="Killing of Cecil the lion">Killing of Cecil the lion</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Raptor_persecution" title="Raptor persecution">Raptor persecution</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Safety_orange" title="Safety orange">Safety orange</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Safari" title="Safari">Safari</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Take_(hunting)" title="Take (hunting)">Take</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tracking_(hunting)" title="Tracking (hunting)">Tracking</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wild_Hunt" title="Wild Hunt">Wild Hunt</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/White_hunter" title="White hunter">White hunter</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Organizations</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Boone_and_Crockett_Club" title="Boone and Crockett Club">Boone and Crockett Club</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Countryside_Alliance" title="Countryside Alliance">Countryside Alliance</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ducks_Unlimited" title="Ducks Unlimited">Ducks Unlimited</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Federation_of_Associations_for_Hunting_and_Conservation_of_the_EU" title="Federation of Associations for Hunting and Conservation of the EU">Federation of Associations for Hunting and Conservation of the EU</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Finnish_Hunters%27_Association" title="Finnish Hunters' Association">Finnish Hunters' Association</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hunt_Saboteurs_Association" title="Hunt Saboteurs Association">Hunt Saboteurs Association</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Humane_Society_of_the_United_States" class="mw-redirect" title="Humane Society of the United States">Humane Society of the United States</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/League_Against_Cruel_Sports" title="League Against Cruel Sports">League Against Cruel Sports</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_American_Falconers_Association" title="North American Falconers Association">North American Falconers Association</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/People_for_the_Ethical_Treatment_of_Animals" title="People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals">People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Safari_Club_International" title="Safari Club International">Safari Club International</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Other</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bowfishing" title="Bowfishing">Bowfishing</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bounty_hunter" title="Bounty hunter">Bounty hunter</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Blood_sport" title="Blood sport">Blood sport</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Drag_hunting" title="Drag hunting">Drag hunting</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Field_trial" title="Field trial">Field trial</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fur_trade" title="Fur trade">Fur trade</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ghost_hunting" title="Ghost hunting">Ghost hunting</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hunting_hypothesis" title="Hunting hypothesis">Hunting hypothesis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hunting_strategy" title="Hunting strategy">Hunting strategy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Honey_hunting" title="Honey hunting">Honey hunting</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Insect_collecting" title="Insect collecting">Insect collecting</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mushroom_hunting" title="Mushroom hunting">Mushroom hunting</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Orchid_hunting" title="Orchid hunting">Orchid hunting</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Overview_of_gun_laws_by_nation" title="Overview of gun laws by nation">Overview of gun laws by nation</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pearl_hunting" title="Pearl hunting">Pearl hunting</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Spearfishing" title="Spearfishing">Spearfishing</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wildlife_farming" title="Wildlife farming">Wildlife farming</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374" /><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235" /></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="Game_animals_and_shooting_in_the_United_Kingdom187" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible autocollapse navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374" /><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239400231" /><div class="navbar plainlinks hlist navbar-mini"><ul><li class="nv-view"><a href="/wiki/Template:English_Game" title="Template:English Game"><abbr title="View this template">v</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-talk"><a href="/wiki/Template_talk:English_Game" title="Template talk:English Game"><abbr title="Discuss this template">t</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-edit"><a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:English_Game" title="Special:EditPage/Template:English Game"><abbr title="Edit this template">e</abbr></a></li></ul></div><div id="Game_animals_and_shooting_in_the_United_Kingdom187" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em"><a href="/wiki/Game_(food)" class="mw-redirect" title="Game (food)">Game animals</a> and <a href="/wiki/Shooting" title="Shooting">shooting</a> in the United Kingdom</div></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Game birds</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Common_pheasant" title="Common pheasant">Common pheasant</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Grey_partridge" title="Grey partridge">Grey partridge</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Red-legged_partridge" title="Red-legged partridge">Red-legged partridge</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Red_grouse" title="Red grouse">Red grouse</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rock_ptarmigan" title="Rock ptarmigan">Rock ptarmigan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Black_grouse" title="Black grouse">Black grouse</a><sup><small>1</small></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eurasian_woodcock" title="Eurasian woodcock">Eurasian woodcock</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Common_snipe" title="Common snipe">Common snipe</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Quarry species</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Mallard" title="Mallard">Mallard</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eurasian_teal" title="Eurasian teal">Teal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Common_wood_pigeon" title="Common wood pigeon">Wood pigeon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/European_golden_plover" title="European golden plover">Golden plover</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Canada_goose" title="Canada goose">Canada goose</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Greylag_goose" title="Greylag goose">Greylag goose</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pink-footed_goose" title="Pink-footed goose">Pink-footed goose</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eurasian_wigeon" title="Eurasian wigeon">Eurasian wigeon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tufted_duck" title="Tufted duck">Tufted duck</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northern_shoveler" title="Northern shoveler">Northern shoveler</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northern_pintail" title="Northern pintail">Northern pintail</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gadwall" title="Gadwall">Gadwall</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Common_pochard" title="Common pochard">Common pochard</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Common_goldeneye" title="Common goldeneye">Common goldeneye</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Common_moorhen" title="Common moorhen">Common moorhen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eurasian_coot" title="Eurasian coot">Eurasian coot</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Deer</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Red_deer" title="Red deer">Red deer</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Roe_deer" title="Roe deer">Roe deer</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/European_fallow_deer" title="European fallow deer">European fallow deer</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sika_deer" title="Sika deer">Sika deer</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Reeves%27s_muntjac" title="Reeves's muntjac">Reeves's muntjac</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Water_deer" title="Water deer">Water deer</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Other quarry</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/European_hare" title="European hare">European hare</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Red_fox" title="Red fox">Red fox</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/European_rabbit" title="European rabbit">European rabbit</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Opponents</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/League_Against_Cruel_Sports" title="League Against Cruel Sports">League Against Cruel Sports</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Animal_Aid" title="Animal Aid">Animal Aid</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th 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