Wild Scottish Venison & Goat

We supply three species of venison - Red deer, Fallow Deer and Roe Deer. All the deer we handle are wild, which have been shot. The carcasses are hung in temperature controlled conditions for approximately 10 days before being processed. All processing is done in Yorkshire Game's EC export approved processing plant in North Yorkshire.

Roe
The Roe deer is abundant in Dumfries and Galloway. It is a browsing deer, eating a wide variety of tree shoots, and herbeage. This is reflected in the delicate flavour of the meat. The roe is in season all year round in Scotland, so we should have this available every week.

Red
We source our red deer in the main from West Highland stalking estates. The Reds roam free and subsist on higland vegetation, giving the meat its reknowned gamey flavour. Red stags are in season from July 1st to October 20th. They are in their best condition in early September. The Hinds (females) are in season from October 21st to February 15th. They have smaller frames than the Stags, so saddle weights tend to be 4-6kg rather than 6-8kg of the stags.

Fallow
The Fallow deer is a parkland deer, which we source from parkland herds in the North of England. It comes half way between the roe and red in size, and is a grazing deer. The Fallow have the same seasons as the red deer in Scotland.

Hugh Fearnley Whittingstall