Wild game handlers
Approved game handling establishments, often called game dealers, that take in wild deer, game birds, rabbits and hares. Some will also process game you have shot for your own table.
37 approved premises take wild game, and 3 have confirmed private kill. To sort them by distance from you, use the postcode search.
- East Midlands 2
- East of England 4
- North East 2
- North West 4
- South East 6
- South West 10
- West Midlands 5
- Yorkshire and The Humber 4
East Midlands 2
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Lincolnshire Game Ltd
Boston, Lincolnshire
Takes wild deer, wild rabbits and hares and other wild game
Wild game handler, ask about your own game
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Peterborough Game Company Ltd
Bourne, Lincolnshire
Takes wild deer, wild rabbits and hares and wild game birds
Wild game handler, ask about your own game
East of England 4
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Ben Rigby Game Ltd
Maldon, Essex
Takes wild deer, wild rabbits and hares and wild game birds
Wild game handler, ask about your own game
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Robert Ashcroft Game
Maldon, Essex
Takes wild rabbits and hares and wild game birds
Wild game handler, ask about your own game
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C H & E I Bambridge & Sons Ltd
Thetford, Norfolk
Takes wild deer, wild rabbits and hares and wild game birds
Wild game handler, ask about your own game
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H G Blake (Costessey) Ltd
Norwich, Norfolk
Takes cattle, sheep, goats, pigs, farmed deer and game and wild deer
Private kill not yet confirmed
North East 2
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Carrick Game
Milfield, Northumberland
Takes wild deer, wild rabbits and hares and wild game birds
Wild game handler, ask about your own game
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Hetton Management Services
Alnwick, Northumberland
Takes wild deer, wild rabbits and hares and wild game birds
Wild game handler, ask about your own game
North West 4
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Bells Fishmongers Limited
Carlisle, Cumberland
Takes wild deer, wild rabbits and hares and wild game birds
Wild game handler, ask about your own game
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Cartmel Valley Game Suppliers Limited
Nr Grange-Over-Sands, Westmorland and Furness
Takes wild deer, wild rabbits and hares and wild game birds
Wild game handler, ask about your own game
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Furness Fish & Game Ltd
Grange-over-Sands, Westmorland and Furness
Takes wild deer, wild rabbits and hares and wild game birds
Wild game handler, ask about your own game
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Lancashire Game Limited
Preston, Lancashire
Takes wild deer, wild rabbits and hares and wild game birds
Wild game handler, ask about your own game
South East 6
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Oakland Park
Hermitage, West Berkshire
Takes wild deer, wild rabbits and hares, wild game birds and other wild game
Wild game handler, ask about your own game
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Vicars Game Limited
Newbury, West Berkshire
Takes wild deer, wild rabbits and hares and wild game birds
Wild game handler, ask about your own game
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D H Game Ltd
Warnford, Hampshire
Takes wild deer, wild rabbits and hares and wild game birds
Wild game handler, ask about your own game
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Turner's Game
Canterbury, Kent
Takes wild deer, wild rabbits and hares and wild game birds
Wild game handler, ask about your own game
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Chanctonbury Game Limited
Pulborough, West Sussex
Takes wild deer, wild rabbits and hares and wild game birds
Wild game handler, ask about your own game
South West 10
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Curtis Pitts Deer Services Ltd
Cullompton, Devon
Takes wild deer and wild rabbits and hares
Wild game handler, ask about your own game
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East Hill Pride
Ottery St Mary, Devon
Takes cattle, sheep, goats, pigs, farmed deer and game, wild deer and wild rabbits and hares
Offers private kill
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Gages Farm Ltd
Teignbridge District area
Takes cattle, sheep, goats, pigs, farmed deer and game and other wild game
Private kill not yet confirmed
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M C Kelly Limited
Crediton, Devon
Takes farmed deer and game, wild deer, wild rabbits and hares and wild game birds
Private kill not yet confirmed
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C and S Meats Limited
Sherbourne, Dorset
Takes cattle, sheep, goats, pigs, farmed deer and game and wild deer
Offers private kill
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J Broomhall Ltd
Gloucester, Gloucestershire
Takes cattle, sheep, goats, pigs, farmed deer and game and wild deer
Offers private kill
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Natures Larder Game
Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Takes wild deer, wild rabbits and hares and wild game birds
Wild game handler, ask about your own game
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Hampshire Game Ltd
Andover, Wiltshire
Takes wild deer, wild rabbits and hares and wild game birds
Wild game handler, ask about your own game
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Wiltshire Game Ltd
Salisbury, Wiltshire
Takes wild deer, wild rabbits and hares and wild game birds
Wild game handler, ask about your own game
West Midlands 5
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Willo Game Ltd
Bishops Castle, Shropshire
Takes wild deer, wild rabbits and hares and wild game birds
Wild game handler, ask about your own game
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Manifold Valley Meats
Leek, Staffordshire
Takes cattle, sheep, goats, pigs, farmed deer and game and wild deer
Private kill not yet confirmed
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Peter Coates (Alrewas) Limited
Burton-on-Trent, Staffordshire
Takes cattle, sheep, goats, pigs, farmed deer and game and wild deer
Private kill not yet confirmed
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W James
Stoke on Trent, Stoke-on-Trent
Takes cattle, sheep, goats and wild rabbits and hares
Private kill not yet confirmed
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Wootton Organic Wholesale Ltd.
Oakamoor, Staffordshire
Takes sheep, goats, pigs, poultry, farmed deer and game and wild game birds
Private kill not yet confirmed
Yorkshire and The Humber 4
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Field to Fork Game Ltd
York, North Yorkshire
Takes other wild game
Wild game handler, ask about your own game
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L & A Dent (Game Dealers) Limited
Leyburn, North Yorkshire
Takes wild deer, wild rabbits and hares and wild game birds
Wild game handler, ask about your own game
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Langthorne'S Buffalo Produce
Northallerton, North Yorkshire
Takes cattle, sheep, goats, pigs, ostriches and emus, farmed deer and game and other wild game
Private kill not yet confirmed
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Ox Close Fine Foods
Wetherby, North Yorkshire
Takes wild deer, wild rabbits and hares and wild game birds
Wild game handler, ask about your own game
Questions
How many approved game handlers take wild game in England and Wales?
37 approved premises take wild game, according to the Food Standards Agency's list of 1 October 2026. 3 have confirmed private kill with us so far.
Which parts of the country have the most approved game handlers for wild game?
Most are in the South West (10), the South East (6) and the West Midlands (5).
What is an approved game handling establishment?
A business approved by the Food Standards Agency to receive and process wild game for sale. Most wild game that is sold, other than small quantities supplied direct, goes through one.