This processing workshop is designed to give people the skills and confidence to deal with your farm animals or wild game at home with friends and family. This experience is very hands-on and we will go into great detail on all the steps needed to field dress and process your own animals in an efficient and productive way. If you are just getting into hunting and want to get some hands-on experience before the fall or if you are a farmer and considering to process your own animals at home, this could be a great way to get some hands-on experience!
Beginner friendly. No previous experience necessary.
In this workshop you will learn to:
Dispatching and field dress your wild game or farm animal
Remove insides and skin animal
Fully process the animal into table fare, ground meat and sausages
We will also flesh the hide and prep it for tanning
We will end with a fire and get to eat what we processed
Things to prepare:
We are going to be outside for the entirety of this workshop, so please dress accordingly, rain or shine
Bring your own water for drinking and snacks you need for the day
If it’s cold or raining we will have a fire going to keep us warm and tarp or tents set up to keep us dry
This is a hands-on workshop and people are encouraged to get involved as much as they want
This are usually a 5 hr workshop, but it may go longer depending how many people are helping with hands-on deck
After the workshop, we will have a little BBQ and cook up some of the sausages we made, not a full dinner but a nice little snack of what we created. If people want to bring something to add, feel free
Facilitator: Eric Jenson (bio below)
Date/Time: June 2, 10am-4:30pm
Location: Cedar Song, 119 Ross Durrance Road, Victoria.
Eric Jensen is an experienced outdoorsman with a lifelong passion for hunting.
With over thirty years of hunting experience and two decades of big game
guiding, he brings a wealth of knowledge to the table.
Raised on a farm since the
age of 10, Eric’s love for the pursuit of wild game was instilled by his family.
Starting bowhunting as soon as legally permitted, Eric quickly found success in
the field. By age 16, he was assisting hunting camps, eventually progressing to
guiding big game hunters by age 18. Throughout his years of backcountry and
horseback hunting, as well as numerous solo adventures, Eric has developed
strong wilderness and hunting instincts. He is eager to share his expertise with
those seeking guidance. Additionally, Eric is skilled in butchering and sausage
making, having processed his own catches from the beginning.
He is driven to
empower individuals to connect with the source of their food, fostering a deep
appreciation for sustainability and the land.