Red Tussock Venison is a butcher at 29 Broughton Street in South Dunedin, Dunedin, its name making the speciality plain; it currently holds a 2.0 rating from a single Google review, too small a sample to read much into. A good butcher earns loyalty through the knife: breaking down carcasses cleanly, cutting to order, and telling you straight which piece suits the pan and which wants a slow braise. Venison makes that advice matter more than usual, since its leanness gives you a narrow window between juicy and dry — a quick sear or a long, gentle cook, with little in between. Regulars at any decent butcher shop learn to order roasts ahead and ask what came in freshest that morning, because the answer changes daily. In a city with deer country on its doorstep, a venison butcher on Broughton Street gives South Dunedin shoppers a specialised stop close to home.