Talk:Game Act 1831

Types of game
Reading through the Hansard for this act I see that a number of other animals were added to the list of game animals in the additional clauses.

"''Mr. John Stanley proposed that "rabbits, woodcocks, snipes, quails, landrails, and conies, should be introduced into the clause, and be considered in all respects as game. Colonel Sibthorp wished the landrail to be omitted, as the pursuit of this bird was often permitted to persons not otherwise authorized to kill game. Mr. Hunt thought the hon. Member must be mistaken, and meant the water-rail, not the landrail, which was more like game than several other species which were included. Mr. Curteis agreed with the hon. member for Preston. Motion agreed to.''" 1

I suppose this counts as a primary source rather than a secondary, but when it comes to legislation surely the primary source is the most important because it details exactly what the legislation is.Walker Slake (talk) 18:02, 31 May 2013 (UTC)

A relaxation from previous laws?
It's my understanding that the Game Act of 1831 was actually a relaxation of game laws from what existed before. Like before, only royalty could hunt, and this allowed common people (such as rural farm workers) to get a license and go hunting. I don't know much about it myself, but if this is something close to the truth, then it would be nice if somebody "in the know" could mention this aspect in the article. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.213.20.170 (talk) 19:47, 25 April 2021 (UTC)