Game Butchery Courses and Hunting Experiences
Wild-Game Butchery andCookery at Hill House
Date to be confirmed
Spend the day learning directly from Mike Robinson and Jon Coates
Mike and Jon are internationally known for their knowledge of wild-game harvesting, butchery, preparation and cookery.
This hands-on day at Hill House offers a rare opportunity to work alongside them, develop your practical skills and discover how to transform wild ingredients into an exceptional five-course dinner.
The day focuses on wild Axis deer and wild boar. Guests will learn how to skin, butcher and prepare the carcasses before moving into the kitchen to create dishes for the evening feast.
For fans of Farming the Wild, this is a unique chance to spend the day working directly with Mike and Jon in a relaxed, highly personal setting.
The Day
8:30am — Arrival and introduction. Morning — Skinning, carcass preparation and butchery Afternoon — Wild-game preparation and cooking 5:30pm — Five-course dinner at Hill House
Group Sizes
Up to eight participating guests
Up to eight additional partners may join for dinner
Maximum dinner party of 16 guests
Pricing
Bespoke experience: $1000 per participating guest
Partner dinner ticket: $250 per guest
Exclusive Hill House takeover: $10 - 15,000 depending on numbers for the day
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Hunt, Prepare and Cook with Mike
A complete Texas field-to-fork experience
This is a rare opportunity to learn the deerstalking, shooting and fieldcraft skills that Mike Robinson has developed over many years in the field.
Offered only five times each year during the winter months, this private experience is available for groups of up to four guests.
The day begins with a morning of stalking on Mike’s 2,500-acre low-fence hunting lease, located close to Hill House in the Texas Hill Country. The deer are fully wild, making this an authentic and challenging hunting experience.
What You Will Learn
During the morning, guests will learn how to:
Stalk fully wild Whitetail deer
Shoot accurately and confidently from sticks
Improve practical field-shooting skills
Select an appropriate management deer
Properly field dress, bleed and transport the animal
The experience includes the opportunity to take one non-trophy Whitetail management deer, male or female, per hunting guest. Hill House rifles will be provided.
After the hunt, we return to Hill House for one-to-one instruction in skinning and butchery. You will prepare your deer under Mike’s guidance, and the finished meat will be packaged and frozen for you.
The day then moves into the Hill House kitchen, where we will prepare wild venison and wild boar for an early celebratory feast.
Partners are welcome to join us for dinner at approximately 5pm by prior arrangement.
Price - $10,000 for a private group of up to four hunting guests.
Optional Trophy Animals
Occasionally, a mature antlered Axis deer or Whitetail may be encountered. If a guest wishes to take one of these animals, this must be agreed with the guide and will incur an additional fee.
Mid-sized male Axis deer: $4,000
Large trophy Axis deer: $7,000
Eight-point Whitetail deer: $2,500
Availability cannot be guaranteed, and all decisions in the field remain at the discretion of the guide.
Requirements
A valid Texas hunting licence and all legally required hunting credentials are essential. Guests must provide their licence details before attending.
This experience is suitable for both newer and more experienced hunters. Safety, ethical harvesting and respect for the animal are central to the day.
