Welcome to the game recipes section of ShootingUK, where we turn your hard-won quarry into proper feasts. From pheasant recipes and venison recipes to wild duck recipes and partridge recipes, we celebrate game meat cooking without the pretentious nonsense.
Our game recipes cover everything from classic roast pheasant and venison stew recipes to inventive ways with pigeon recipes, rabbit recipes and grouse recipes. Whether you’re wondering how to cook venison properly or searching for easy game recipes that won’t intimidate dinner guests, you’ll find practical guidance here.
Discover wild game recipes, game bird recipes, and game meat preparation tips that actually work. Slow-cooked game recipes for tough cuts, quick game recipes for weeknights, and impressive game dishes for when you need to show off. From field to fork, our game cooking features come from people who shoot, cook, and appreciate that the best part of any shooting day is often eating the results afterwards.
This pigeon with hazelnut, blackberry and caramelised apple combines the rich, gamey flavour of pigeon with the sweetness of the fruit to create a fantastic autumn dish
This jugged hare recipe marries slow-braised hare meat with a sauce made from hare blood, red wine and herbs
Get out there and bag yourself a duck to make this delicious roast duck breast with butternut squash and leek meal
This recipe for grouse with crispy polenta and sweetcorn comes from Dan Prince, head chef at the Old House Inn in West Sussex
This recipe for chargrilled venison liver with roast squash, smoked bacon, madeira sauce and braised lettuce hearts can be cooked on the barbecue
This step-by-step guide – with photos for each process – makes it easy to dress your freshly caught crab
For those without any shoot dates until October, Paul Quagliana's brief guide to UK spider crabs shows how to catch a crab
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