Venison
I am a chef
Wild Venison for Chefs
All our venison is wild harvested Tasmanian Fallow Deer venison, widely considered the best there is. It is exceptional quality and in very high demand. A full range of cuts are available including interesting items like necks, ribs and shanks. For more information contact our GM, chef Michael Elfwing.
I am a home cook
Venison for Home Cooks
Our wild harvested venison is available throughout Tasmania in Woolworths and IGA stores and also in SA and Vic. The range includes steaks, mince, diced and gluten free sausages. For a list of stores that regularly stock our products click the link below. If you aren’t lucky enough to live in Tas, online direct to door sales are coming soon.
Do the world a favour – eat wild venison.
Deer are a significant pest for farmers. They are also a growing environmental problem and a road user hazard. You are doing the world a favour by eating our wild harvested “king of game meats”.
How does the harvest work ?
Deer are procured off the same farms Lenah takes wallaby, by the same Harvesters, operating under the same regulatory framework. All animals are taken at night by Harvesters who have undergone a TAFE course and been assessed and accredited by government inspectors.
Using spotlights or night vision scopes, all animals are shot in the brain with high powered ammunition giving the most humanely produced red meat possible. The deer are partially eviscerated in the field and placed under refrigeration, bringing the deep muscle temperature down to less than 7 degrees within 24 hours.
The bodies are transported to Lenah’s licenced game meat processing premise, where they are skinned and subject to post-mortem inspection by licenced Meat Inspectors to ensure they are healthy and fit for human consumption.
After this they are boned and packed into a range of retail and food service products, widely available in Tasmanian retail outlets and restaurants. For a full list of retail stores that stock our wild venison and other Lenah retail products go to https://www.lenah.com.au/where-to-buy We are excited to offer online sales for those not fortunate to live near a store that stocks our products. Watch this space!
Wild harvested Tasmanian venison is consistently tender, flavoursome and high quality.
Chefs, diners, ‘pestatarians’ (people who chose to only eat pest species) and foodies are delighting in finally being able to purchase Tasmanian wild venison. We assume farmers, environmentalists, motorists and general community members agree.
We would like to express thanks and gratitude to all the people and organisations that shared the long journey to wild harvesting deer in Tas. There were many including:
Tasmanian Hospitality Association
Tasmanian Farmers & Graziers Association (especially Ian Sauer, Simon Cameron and Roderick O’Connor)
Venison Recipes
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