venatically

adv

Etymology: From venatic + -ally.

1. In terms of, or by means of, hunting.

   “Ireland must have remained utterly unfenced and, therefore, uncultivated, for many a century; and the sparse tribes that inhabited the country must have principally subsisted venatically.”

   “Hunting with hawks was superior to using the bow-and-arrow because man no longer needed stealth and subterfuge in his approach to quarry but could send his emissary instead. Undoubtedly, many hawks used venatically were lost; […]”