1851 J. Frost lxiii. 390 The American Deer is considered by the hunters the king of game beasts, and consequently, he is pursued with unrelenting cruelty.
1958 ‘W. Henry’ xiii. 151 They would ride you down like a crippled game-beast, surely you see that.
1993 34 34 The Indians..set fires..to provide those tremendous game beasts [sc. bison] a pastureland.