About this Course

Whole animal butchery 1-day class. Join this interactive and participative workshop to learn how to skin, butcher and prepare the majestic cuts of a locally shot venison. Get hands-on with our master butcher first portioning prime cuts, then cutting and tying roasting and braising cuts. This course focuses purely on butchery and is an evolution of our nationally awarding winning game course Feathered & Furred. 

  • Recipe Pack to take home
  • Meat Diagram
  • Option to purchase meat of the day, at the end (supplement to course fee).
  • Whole Animal Butchery
  • Skinning a Deer
  • Prime Cuts Butchery
  • Butcher-shop cuts
  • Butchers Knot
  • 10:00AM – 15:00PM (Arrival at 9:45AM for a prompt start)
  • Interactive demonstrations
  • Live feed TV screens to capture expert skills
  • Professional tuition and qualified advice
  • Sit-down lunch
  • Local Dorset ingredients
  • Use of WhitePepper training kitchen
  • Recipe packs to take home
  • 18+ years ONLY

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  • Oct 31

    09:30 am – 3:30 pm 31 October 2026

  • Nov 14

    09:30 am – 3:30 pm 14 November 2026

  • Mar 13

    09:30 am – 3:30 pm 13 March 2027

  • Oct 23

    09:30 am – 3:30 pm 23 October 2027

Reviews

Just completed a 1-day fish cookery course and couldn’t be happier.  Had some fun, learnt new skills and ate some new food.  What’s not to like…

C Locke

My husband and I found it great fun as well as being very informative, we thoroughly enjoyed our day. We covered filleting fish to opening oysters and ate the delicious food we made. Definitely would recommend…

Steve

A really enjoyable day,  covering numerous elements of seafood and the use of spices and herbs to maximise flavour. I would 100% Recommend…

Terry
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