I watched this film on a DVD that was rammed with short films from the period. I didn't watch all of them as the main problem with these type of things that their value is more in their historical novelty value rather than entertainment. So to watch them you do need to be put in the correct context so that you can keep this in mind and not watch it with modern eyes. With the Primitives & Pioneers DVD collection though you get nothing to help you out, literally the films are played one after the other (the main menu option is "play all") for several hours. With this it is hard to understand their relevance and as an educational tool it falls down as it leaves the viewer to fend for themselves, which I'm sure is fine for some viewers but certainly not the majority. What it means is that the DVD saves you searching the web for the films individually by putting them all in one place but that's about it.
Two poachers are disturbed during their heinous crimes and make a break for it, closely pursued by the police and aggrieved farmers. Similar to Daring Daylight Robbery this film is a chase sequence between criminals and police. In some ways it is not as good but in others it is more memorable. Technically and viewing-wise I preferred Daylight Robbery as it had more grit to it and flowed better. Poaching is good as well but just not as good. Where it does stand out though is in the impact it has due to the level of violence in it. I have been watching lots of silent British shorts recently and this is the first one I have seen men shot dead it is a violent and sudden death and the film kicks the audience with several of them.
I cannot imagine how the audience reacted to this but I'm guessing it was impacting in the extreme. For this and the thrill of the chase it is worth seeing.