Its only called poaching if they catch you !
You can receive a heavy fine (apparently !), dogs can be confiscated and woe betide anyone caught poaching with a weapon !
Punishments are nowhere near as harsh as they used to be, though......
The authorities introduced a variety of man-traps and spring-guns, the purpose of which was to kill, mutilate or break the poachers legs, this was mainly as a deterrent to poachers.
Punishments for Poachers became worse. Poachers were sentenced to longer terms of imprisonment. The less fortunate were, from 1816, transported to places like New South