Definition of "venatically"

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.

1858, The Journal of the Kilkenny and South-east of Ireland Archaeological Society

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; […]

1980, William Mansell, Gary Low, North American birds of prey, page 166