Community Venison Project

Using the by-products of forest
management to sustainably                                        benefit the community

100% Wild Venison

With no natural predators remaining to them, and extensive management for sport shooting which encourages high-density, relatively immobile populations, deer numbers in Scotland have soared. The consistent presence of deer on a landscape prevents natural regeneration of forests because in winter, when grass is scarce, the hungry deer will eat the fresh young growth produced by the trees in summer and so stunt their development. Keeping deer numbers low allows for this natural regeneration to take place and produces a sustainable, edible by-product.

In 2023 we opened our state of the art, purpose-built deer larder to process high quality cuts of venison from the Arkaig Forest for sale to the local community and beyond.

Venison is low in fat, high in protein and, if locally sourced from wild populations, produces significantly fewer carbon emissions per kilo than either beef or lamb.

Christmas Orders

Looking for the ideal Christmas or New Year’s meal? This year, why not try some of our delicious wild and local venison!

Are you looking for a particular cut? Let us know and we’ll see what we can do!

Get your orders in now to avoid disappointment before the festive season rush.

For all venison sales enquiries please contact venison@arkaig.org

Price per kg

Prime Diced Steak £12.50 
Fillet £32 
Prime Minced Steak £12 
Haunch on the bone £20
Haunch off the bone £27 
Shin and Shank £10 
4oz Burgers x 2 £3.20 
6oz Burgers x 2 £4 
Sausages x 6 (special offer for 2024) £6.50 

 

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Eat a deer and save a tree (or a songbird's nest)

Nichola Fletcher's. Ultimate Venison Cookery

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Arkaig Venison stew - Hazel Whittaker
Arkaig Venison Fillet
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This project is supported by the Scottish Government’s Nature Restoration Fund, managed by NatureScot