点评:Such a fun and unique experience a friend and I did it for a 2nd time and came away with great memories and even more to learn.
Constantly being fed by a full time professional chef it gets the weekend off to a great start as you know how good things to come are going to taste. The fare is simple and clean but as fresh as it gets and absolutely divine. As someone driven by my stomach it was perfect.
Roughly it involves gun competency, then a 1 to 1 guided stalk, eating, night hunting for hare, morning stalk, skinning, butchering, and taking home the meat and other parts if you choose.
The 2nd time around we got to have a direct venison meat cut taste comparison, and slow cooked meat directly over fires.
What really stood out to me the most each time is the incredible staff to participants ratio (4 participants) and the amount of attention given by the guides. The weekend is constantly being adjusted based off our desires and needs with no pressure to shoot. Each guide has their own wealth of knowledge you can constantly be learning about whatever interests you. From professional cooking vs field cooking, deer biology and ecology and ethics, different styles of meat cuts, whisky distilleries, farm management and the state of UK farming (I was curious).
It is really about the entire weekend being out in nature, with nice tents which are setup already and a log burner keeping you warm. No showers and the toilet is a 5 minute walk if you choose not to use the bushes. It is a camping trip with friends but it can be as rough or not that rough of one.
Ad's, Jamie and the boys are incredible and while it is expensive it is worth every cent.
翻译:我和朋友第二次参加了这个活动,收获了美好的回忆,也学到了更多。这是一次非常有趣且独特的体验。
全程都有专业厨师精心烹制美食,让整个周末都充满了期待,因为你知道接下来的美食一定美味无比。食物简单清淡,却无比新鲜,简直是人间美味。对于我这种美食爱好者来说,这简直完美。
活动大致包括枪械技能培训、一对一的向导带领的追踪狩猎、享用美食、夜间猎兔、清晨追踪狩猎、剥皮、分割,以及将肉和其他部位带回家(如果你愿意的话)。
第二次参加时,我们有机会直接品尝不同部位的鹿肉,以及在明火上慢烤的鹿肉。
每次最让我印象深刻的是极高的师生比(只有4名学员)以及向导们给予的悉心照料。整个周末的安排会根据我们的意愿和需求不断调整,而且完全没有射击的压力。每位向导都拥有丰富的知识,你可以不断学习任何你感兴趣的内容。从专业烹饪与野外烹饪的区别,到鹿的生物学、生态学和伦理,再到不同的肉类切割方式、威士忌酒厂、农场管理以及英国农业的现状(我对此很感兴趣)。
整个周末都置身于大自然中,舒适的帐篷已经搭建完毕,还有燃木炉为你保暖。没有淋浴设施,如果你不想在灌木丛里解决,厕所需要步行5分钟。这是一次和朋友们一起的露营之旅,但体验可能很艰苦,也可能很轻松。
Ad's、Jamie 和他们的伙伴们都非常棒,虽然价格不菲,但绝对物有所值。