Learn traditional animal processing from an instructor with professional kill floor experience and deep roots in ancestral primitive skills.
In this 3-day intensive in Montana, you’ll work hands-on through every step of whole animal processing — from Humane dispatching to field butchering and hide removal to fat rendering, sinew harvesting, and bone preparation NOTHING GOES TO WASTE — using stone-age techniques.
Your instructor brings a rare blend of expertise:
Primitive survival skills, drawn from ancestral living practices
Professional butchery experience, working directly on the kill floor where complete animal processing is real, fast, and efficient.
This course goes far beyond theory or demos — you’ll be actively involved in every stage of processing, learning practical methods to utilize the entire animal respectfully and skillfully.
This class is one focused segment of the full 14-day Montana Earthskills Intensive, offered here as a stand-alone course.
Skills You’ll Learn
Primitive field butchering with stone and bone tools
Hide removal techniques for tanning preparation
Sinew harvesting for cordage and sewing materials
Extracting marrow and processing bones for tools
Rendering animal fat for lighting, cooking, and healing salves
Preparing stomachs and organs for containers, traditional foods, and tanning
Efficient, respectful, and complete animal utilization
Course Logistics
Dates: September 28 – 30, 2025
Duration: 3 Days
Location: Green University LLC, Montana
Cost: $450
Meals: Dinners provided (bring your own breakfast and lunch)
Lodging: Primitive camping included (Your own tent or wikiups available)
Gear to Bring:
Sharp knife (loaners available)
Camping equipment
Durable outdoor clothing (you will get messy)
Water bottle
Food for your breakfast and lunch
Skill Level: Open to all experience levels
Learn traditional animal processing from an instructor with professional kill floor experience and deep roots in ancestral primitive skills.
In this 3-day intensive in Montana, you’ll work hands-on through every step of whole animal processing — from Humane dispatching to field butchering and hide removal to fat rendering, sinew harvesting, and bone preparation NOTHING GOES TO WASTE — using stone-age techniques.
Your instructor brings a rare blend of expertise:
Primitive survival skills, drawn from ancestral living practices
Professional butchery experience, working directly on the kill floor where complete animal processing is real, fast, and efficient.
This course goes far beyond theory or demos — you’ll be actively involved in every stage of processing, learning practical methods to utilize the entire animal respectfully and skillfully.
This class is one focused segment of the full 14-day Montana Earthskills Intensive, offered here as a stand-alone course.
Skills You’ll Learn
Primitive field butchering with stone and bone tools
Hide removal techniques for tanning preparation
Sinew harvesting for cordage and sewing materials
Extracting marrow and processing bones for tools
Rendering animal fat for lighting, cooking, and healing salves
Preparing stomachs and organs for containers, traditional foods, and tanning
Efficient, respectful, and complete animal utilization
Course Logistics
Dates: September 28 – 30, 2025
Duration: 3 Days
Location: Green University LLC, Montana
Cost: $450
Meals: Dinners provided (bring your own breakfast and lunch)
Lodging: Primitive camping included (Your own tent or wikiups available)
Gear to Bring:
Sharp knife (loaners available)
Camping equipment
Durable outdoor clothing (you will get messy)
Water bottle
Food for your breakfast and lunch
Skill Level: Open to all experience levels
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