The state’s Department of Energy and Environmental Protection is offering free workshops for anyone looking to learn more about preparing venison meat.
The Conservation Education/Firearms Safety Program is offering a venison processing workshop on Feb. 1 at Sessions Woods Wildlife Management Area in Burlington. Two seminars will be held on Feb. 1, with one starting at 9 a.m. and the other starting at 1:30 p.m.
An additional workshop date is scheduled for Feb. 7 at Franklin Swamp Wildlife Management Area, located at 391 Route 32 North Franklin. Two seminars are planned, including one starting at 9 a.m. and the other starting at 1:30 p.m.
The workshop will guide participants through all the steps of taking a deer from whole animal to a freezer-ready, packaged venison. The workshop team includes a professionally trained butcher and a cadre of experienced deer hunters. Participants leave the seminar with an enhanced understanding of how to break down a white-tailed deer.
To register for the free Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection workshops, go to he.aspirafocus.com/huntersafety/Account/Register.
Stephen Underwood can be reached at [email protected].