“We are specialist purveyors of fresh Venison. Uniquely all our deer have been born wild, lived free and managed with the highest welfare”.
Venison Vault are in the first chapter of a growing success, we now supply local shops, restaurants and individual customers. We love to inspire and encourage our audience to eat venison and game, creating recipes for you to try and making food, that is not only extremely healthy, but also delicious.
We do not manage deer for profit. We cover our costs, but due to the unique nature of correct deer management, we cannot supply venison on a guaranteed basis, first come, first served.
Therefore, you can rest assured, where we manage populations of deer, you will see a healthy population, thriving in the wild.
Why Venison?
Eat Healthy
5 Benefits of eating venison
1. High quality source of protein, containing essential amino acids
2. Lower in saturated fat than other red meats
3. Great source of haem iron, an iron very efficiently absorbed by our bodies
4. Packed with zinc, important for healthy immune system, skin and reproductive health
5. Filled with essential B vitamins, including B12 and 6, critical for a healthy brain
1. High quality source of protein, containing essential amino acids 2. Lower in saturated fat than other red meats 3. Great source of haem iron, an iron very efficiently absorbed by our bodies 4. Packed with zinc, important for healthy immune system, skin and reproductive health 5. Filled with essential B vitamins, including B12 and 6, critical for a healthy brain
Our Team, Conservation and Deer Management
Having over 20 years collective experience in the professional management of deer for habitat, crop and wildlife management makes us the ideal team in any landowner’s consideration.
Fully qualified to DSC2 and fully insured, we manage populations on estates in Essex and Suffolk and Norfolk.
We provide a professional service to the highest ethics and welfare, focusing on the correct management of the targeted species to ensure the best results for the deer population and the estate.
About Deer Management
Wild deer are a highly valued part of our natural heritage and are increasing in number and geographic range in the UK. Deer are a natural asset and integral to our countryside. At the same time these positive values need to be balanced against the considerable negative impacts deer often have on agriculture, forestry, woodlands and the wider environment.
It is believed that deer are now more abundant and widespread than at any time in the past 1,000 years. Estimating deer number is challenging as deer are secretive animals and roam freely making them difficult to accurately count.
The rapid increase in deer numbers occurring in recent times is due to:
- no natural predators (bears, wolves and lynx, long extinct in the UK)
- increased woodland cover
- milder winters leading to improved deer fertility
- changes to agriculture, such as an increased area of winter crops
- escape from parks and farms
We manage deer for the following reasons,
- Agricultural and horticultural crop damage
- Damage caused to plantations and woodlands
- Road traffic accidents
- Damage to semi-natural habitats and biodiversity values
- Damage to woodland plants
- Infection with diseases which can affect farm livestock and in some cases humans
- Damage to gardens.
- To maintain a healthy and stable population of deer