What is Game (hunting)?
[[Image:Phasianus colchicus 2 tom (Lukasz Lukasik).jpg|right|thumb|[[Pheasant]]s are often hunted as game.]] :''The article about a game played for entertainment is at [[game]]'' '''Game''' is any [[animal]] [[hunting|hunted]] for [[food]] or not normally [[Domestication|domesticated]]. Small birds, ground game (such as [[squirrel]]s and [[rabbit]]s), and big game (such as [[deer]] and [[moose]]) are usually hunted.<ref>{{Cite web |url= http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/224874/game |title=game (meat) -- Britannica Online Encyclopedia |work=britannica.com |accessdate=9 July 2010}}</ref> Game animals are also hunted for sport. In [[Britain]], ''game birds'' usually means [[partridge]], [[grouse]], and [[quail]]. Today, most countries have game laws. In some countries hunting is a part of well preserved tradition that is kept alive as a part of national identity. == References == {{reflist}} {{food-stub}} [[Category:Hunting]] [[Category:Meat]]