No that is not true, a friend of mine, a travelling, man, was caught, and fined £250.,, the charge, in persuit of game, he said there was more police out chasing him, as if he was a number one drug dealer, or bank robber, and he was lucky to keep his almost New transit van,
it is true to an extent, for travellers, if the catch is to be said 'for the pot' apparantly your okay