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Game is any animal hunted for food or not normally domesticated (such as venison). Game animals are also hunted for sport. more...

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The type and range of animals hunted for food varies in different parts of the world. This will be influenced by climate, animal diversity, local taste and locally accepted view about what can, or can not, be legitimately hunted. Sometimes a distinction is also made between varieties and species of a particular animal, such as wild or domestic turkey.

Game by region

In some countries, game is classified, including legal classification with respect to licenses required, as either small game or large game. Small game includes small animals and birds, such as rabbits, pheasants, doves, geese or ducks. A single small game license may cover all small game species and be subject to daily and yearly bag limits. Large game includes animals like deer, bear, and elk and are often subject to individual licensing where a separate license is required for each individual animal taken(tags). Big game is a term sometimes used interchangeably with large game although in other contexts it refers to large, usually African, mammals (like elephants) which are hunted mainly for trophies, not for food.

Africa

In Africa, game includes:

Various species of antelope; Cape buffalo; Bushmeat; Wildebeest; Zebra; Elephant;

(most of these animals are endagered and thus it is illegal to hunt them)

In Africa, animals hunted for their pelts or ivory are sometimes referred to as being big game.

Also see the legal definition of game in Swaziland.

Australia

In Australia, game includes:

Kangaroo; Crocodile;

(Illegal to shoot)

North America

In the U.S., Mexico and Canada, deer are the most commonly hunted big game. Game species in North America include:

Bear; Bighorn Sheep; Buffalo; Caribou; Chukar; Deer; Dove; Duck; Elk (wapiti); Goose; Grouse; Hare; Javelina/Peccary; Moose; Mountain goat; Muskrat; Partridge; pidgen; Pheasant; Pronghorn antelope; Quail; Rabbit; Sandhill Crane; Squirrel; Swan; Turkey; Wild boar; Woodcock;

See also: Upland game bird

United Kingdom

In the UK game is defined in law by the Game Act 1831 . Other (non-game birds) that are hunted for food in the UK are specified under the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981. UK law defines game as including:

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