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There is nothing better than a terrine to take the senses back to the roots of ancient game recipes. A terrine is both the name of the earthenware dish and the food that is cooked and served in this dish. This chunky and textured dish is both strong in flavour and filling to the stomach.
Read MoreThere is nothing better than a terrine to take the senses back to the roots of ancient game recipes. A terrine is both the name of the earthenware dish and the food that is cooked and served in this dish. This chunky and textured dish is both strong in flavour and filling to the stomach.
Read MoreVenison heart maybe one of the most overlooked parts of the animal and to many a mindful hunter is one of the most savoured parts. To those who prepare and eat the heart, they are not only tasting one of natures delicacies, they are celebrating the life of the animal and the energy passed on.
Read MoreI get asked from time to time how to cook a haunch of venison and I always get the feeling that the enquirer feels that there is some kind of mystery behind this method. The majority of people asking this seem to have acquired this large and sometimes over bearing cut of meat from a charitable deer stalker or hunter. Cooking a venison haunch is pretty straight forward, there are just a few simple rules and if you follow these you will end up with the most magnificent of feasts. Remember, this is quite a tender area of the animal and requires less cooking time than you would think at a reasonably high temperature.
Read MoreEarly last year I was on my way to to a hunting trip in Slovakia. I was flying in to Budapest airport and decided as this was my first visit I would spend a few days wandering the city, explore some of the historical sites and soak up the soviet era architecture. Although it was a while ago since I took this trip, I've since mentioned the museum to a bunch of fellow hunters. All of which had never heard of the place. It seems to be a bit of a hidden gem and its not something that comes up that often on google or social media.
Read MoreThe management of wild deer by has become a necessity due to primary influencing factors created by the expanse and development of modern humans. These primary factors are; Significant loss of habitat, rapid expansion in agriculture, extinction of natural predators and the introduction of non-native deer species.
Read MoreThe week before Roebuck season, I was contacted by my diehard Welsh buddy Lewis Thomas with an invitation to hunt in Argyll, Scotland. The trip was to be a fleeting 3 day all out no sleep mission through the depths of Sitka spruce, to peruse the elusive roe deer. The ‘mission’ was to be completely exact to Lewis’s word, although I didn’t know I would have to spend 3 days putting up with his ridiculous and droning banter. Back home Lewis decided to write 5 rather large Instagram posts about the trip. We decided that it would be good to stick this all into a single blog post with extra pictures and text.
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