gamekeepers

It is a kestril; one of the commonest of the British hawks, and which we may often see in this district; though I am afraid those destructive animals called gamekeepers will in time succeed in destroying every hawk in the neighbourhood.

Country Walks of a Naturalist with His Children W. Houghton

It is quite safe; I once heard Sir Hadrian tell _maman_ that his gamekeepers are the terror of tramps and poachers. "

Asimov's Science Fiction 2005

More seriously, though, their main danger is not from lack of money, not from modern farming practises, but from gamekeepers, as was mentioned in a thread attached to a previous Guardian article today.

In praise of … the Great Bustard Group | Editorial 2011

I am pretty sure the complete rambler of 2011 who tramps the now accessible acres of Langsett Moor or Snailsden has time to avoid the above indiscretions – after all, he or she need not be on a constant lookout for gamekeepers these days!

Country diary: Langsett 2011

Some gamekeepers continue to use banned poisons to protect young grouse from predators, killing crows, birds of prey and even dogs in the process, according to Elliot.

Record numbers of golden eagles poisoned in Scotland in 2010 2011

In 2000 the long-awaited Countryside and Rights of Way Act gave pedestrians the legal right to explore more areas of the national park, so we no longer have to run the gauntlet of gamekeepers on wonderlands like Snailsden Moor and Broomhead Moor.

Country diary: Langsett, Peak District 2011

Walking through a wood at night and one would have to wonder what you were doing there, you might well come upon a desperate fight between gangs of poachers and groups of gamekeepers.

Shady past 2011

Toward the end even this absorption failed him, and, head bowed upon the table, he visioned the lively all-night houses of Nome, where the gamekeepers and lookouts worked in shifts and the clattering roulette ball never slept.

WHICH MAKE MEN REMEMBER 2010

For centuries, badgers were dug and baited – tormented with dogs for sport – and trapped by gamekeepers.

Do we have to shoot the badgers? 2011

Routine risks facing wildcats include crossing major roads and avoiding being shot, by mistake, by gamekeepers.

Endangered: are Scotland's wildcats running out of lives? 2010