Wild Game Cooking: Making Sausage - Wilton

Harvested wild game is very versatile. Join us to learn how to turn odd cuts, scraps, or meat that is a little tough or slightly freezer burned into delicious sausage.

You worked hard to be successful, and we want to help you fully utilize your harvest and re-imagine cuts you may have overlooked. This workshop will broaden your skills and imagination on ways to put food on the table.

Making different versions of sausage with or without casings, we will help you prepare, season and stuff your own sausages to take home and enjoy with family and friends.

We’ll also cover best practices, storage, sanitation, and clean up.

What to Bring

All equipment, including gloves, will be provided for trimming, grinding, mixing, seasoning, and stuffing your sausages. You’ll only need to bring some meat from your freezer, though we may have some meat to help supplement. Ground burger, basic sausage, stew meat, round steaks and other large muscle meats, heart and liver will work well. Lower legs of turkeys and shanks from other game are not great for sausage. We will provide back fat to mix in, along with an array of seasonings and recipes.

Stuffing sausages is best done with 2 people, so we encourage groups of 2 or more to sign up. Families are welcome. Instructors will pair individuals with anyone who needs a partner to work with. Please register ALL that plan on attending.

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Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife and our partners are fully committed to providing an engaging event for all. If you require an accommodation or service to fully participate, please contact the Recreational Safety Division at 207-287-5220 or prior to the event. If you have any other questions or concerns, please reach out! We are here to help and look forward to talking with you.

About Maine Outdoor Programs

Maine Outdoor Programs, an initiative of Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife, provides hands-on learning experiences for people of all ages and skill levels to connect with the outdoors. Whether you're looking to build new skills or strengthen existing ones, our programs offer opportunities to explore hunting, fishing, trapping, outdoor preparedness, and wildlife viewing in a welcoming environment.

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