heading out

[mereside]

right guys i have finished packing my kit and im off into galloway for a week. i have packed as little gear as i think i can get away with, food is also lightweight as i am hoping to bag a few roe as we will be slap bang in the rut so i have high expectations.
I will put up an account of my time with piccies later, atb wayne

 

[Toddy]

You have permission to shoot deer ?..............and there's a lot of meat in 'one' roe deer let alone in several.

Toddy

 

[mereside]

yes mate i have permission i will be eating the offal and fillets the rest of the carcass will be left to butcher at home . usually i get around 20 good sized steaks off a roe and enough burgers to last an age. atb wayne

 

[Toddy]

Y'know Scottish Lorne sausage ? the square ones that fit pieces ?
The shoulders make good ones

cheers,
Toddy

 

[outdoord]

Good luck with the shoot and hope you have a good time and hope the weather holds up

 

[mereside]

ooh yer i like those sausages , will have to give those a go . i have just got a dutch oven so will take that next time but i am travelling light this time to cover the ground ,atb wayne

 

[Toddy]

They needed fat added, the venison's a touch lean; the man I know who makes them uses pope's eye steak fat, his FIL is a butcher and that stuff just goes to render these days.

Yeah, no way are Dutch ovens lightweight kit

cheers,
Toddy

 

[mereside]

ah thats interesting thanks for that, no i know what you mean my dutch oven is abit big so only good for larger parties its a 16ltr so i want a small one that i can take, atb wayne

 

[Toddy]

If you're looking for small for cooking, the flat cast iron girdles are good.........bilmo p5 showed one with a lip that works well for frying. I bought a modern small one for baking; surprisingly useful.
Flash fry some sliced up ransom bulbs in butter and then quickly fry thin slices of venison in the jus. At least as good as bacon, for as quickly as it was cooked it was eaten Useful for making flat omelette type eggy things too.......and it all goes on a roll.

Under-rated tool a cast iron girdle or bakestone, I think.

cheers,
Toddy

 

[mereside]

thats a good point that i have one of those i forgot about the underside for frying that all sounds great,atb wayne