…under the protection of the law, and a license was required from the Home Office before a falconer could take a young hawk for falconry.

…sport, led to laws protecting game and game birds. Much huntable land disappeared as industrial advance eliminated wildlife habitats and new farming methods reduced hedgerows and plowed under stubble soon after harvest, thus reducing food for game. State and national laws, however, established kill limits and required licenses for hunters,…

…to some degree, by general game laws, which also apply outside the forests. These laws prescribe licenses for firearms and the taking of specified birds and beasts; they usually lay down closed seasons during which certain game may not be shot and also set limits on the killing or capture…