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in the field

Deerstalking

animalhasnodiseasesthatmaytransfer

tohumans.Grallochistheremovalofthe

viscera,theorgansofthebody,whichconsist

ofthestomach,excretorytract,heart,lungs,

kidney,spleenandliverforinspection.

Forthis,rubberglovesshouldbeused.I

rememberwellwhentheregulationcame

inasI wasrunningcourses.Therewasa

dealofscepticismaboutit.Commentssuch

as:“Themanismad”;“Typicalgovernment

interference”;“Bl***yEuropeanlaw ”,and

manyothers.Butwhilemanyhadnotworn

glovespreviously,therewerequitea number

whohadbeendoingit foryears.

I alwaysremembera seasonedstalker

whosaid:“ I haveneverhada diseasein

mydeer.”I inquiredwhetherhehad“ever

lookedforit ”,onlytobemetwitha wrysmile

andutteranceof,“Goodpoint!”Whatwas

actuallybeingputforwardinthelegislation

wasthatsimilarpracticetothatusedin

abattoirscouldandshouldbecarriedoutas

muchaspossibleinthefield. That seemed to

mea goodsuggestion.

Themuch-malignedrubbergloveisone

ofthemainprotectionswehavetoprevent

cross-contamination,alongwithusingclean

equipment.Thegutofa deer,aswithall

livingthings,containsbacteriathatcould

causeE.coli,salmonellaandcampylobacter,

forexample.If thegutistornbytheshotor

thepreparationthenthatgutcontentwillbe

onthehandsofa hunterwhodoesnotuse

gloves.Thesebacteriacanbetransferredvia

cuts,abrasions,touchingyoureyes,noseor

mouthwithyourhands,especiallywhenyou

eatordrinkorareincontactwithothers.So,

mayberubber gloves weren’t such a bad idea

after all.

Tickoff

Parasitescrawlaboutindark,moistplaces

seekingtheirpreytodrawandrelishthe

blood.Whocanblamethem;theydieif they

don’tgorgeonit.Mostparasitesarefairly

harmless so long as you keep clean and

Venisonsteakwithapeppercornsauce

Perfectfor aSundaylunchorentertainingfriends

ingredients

●4 venisonloinsteaks

●3 tbsppeppercorns

●1 knobbutter

●1 onion,finelychopped

●8 tbspbrandy, or a good

dollop

●8 tbspstock

● 6 tbsp double cream

Crushthepeppercornswitha pestleandmortar.Melt

thebutterina saucepanandaddtheonion.Cookuntil

softbutnotbrown.Addthebrandyandflambé;when

theflameshavedieddownaddthestock.Boilfor

aboutthreeminutesthenaddthecream.Allowthe

saucetoheatthroughbut not boil then put to one

sideandkeepwarm.

Heata griddlepanovera highheatandwhenhotadd

thesteaks.Cookquicklyonbothsidesandservewiththe

sauce.Cookthe steaks for longer if you prefer them

well done.

AndreA’S recipe

“the much-

maligned

rubber gloveis

one ofthemain

protections

we have ”

Acarcase-handling

courseteachesgood

hygiene practice