Its been a while since I posted (moving house, changing job etc etc) but still doing what I love, so thought I'd share this evenings session with the scouts...
A yearling found by the side of the road, still warm, taken and drawn and then strung up in order to demonstrate how to skin and butcher to best advantage.
Showing the technique of trimming skin from flesh
The girls show the way...
Old hands and new get to work...
meanwhile others get to grips with pigeons and rabbits
Having removed the hide Stovie Jr gets down to scraping the flesh in preparation for tanning
yours truely pontificates on the butchering of a deer...(note the long-suffering "Mrs Stovie" centre pic. only too pleased its not taking place at home for a change)
removing the hind quarters
Scouts (including Miss Stovie on the right) continue with the scraping
Ollie cooks up a storm...
Food always goes down well with the troop...
The finished wares...2 shoulders, 2 legs, 2 saddles and the pelt.
The legs have been frozen and will be used on our next camp over the May bank holiday. The skin has been brain tanned this evening and will be finished over the next couple of days (thanks Ollie)...
A very productive evening which once again showed the youngsters how to utilise as much as you can from a given source...
S
A yearling found by the side of the road, still warm, taken and drawn and then strung up in order to demonstrate how to skin and butcher to best advantage.
Showing the technique of trimming skin from flesh
The girls show the way...
Old hands and new get to work...
meanwhile others get to grips with pigeons and rabbits
Having removed the hide Stovie Jr gets down to scraping the flesh in preparation for tanning
yours truely pontificates on the butchering of a deer...(note the long-suffering "Mrs Stovie" centre pic. only too pleased its not taking place at home for a change)
removing the hind quarters
Scouts (including Miss Stovie on the right) continue with the scraping
Ollie cooks up a storm...
Food always goes down well with the troop...
The finished wares...2 shoulders, 2 legs, 2 saddles and the pelt.
The legs have been frozen and will be used on our next camp over the May bank holiday. The skin has been brain tanned this evening and will be finished over the next couple of days (thanks Ollie)...
A very productive evening which once again showed the youngsters how to utilise as much as you can from a given source...
S