Eating roadkill

rbsivley

I don't see this ever being an issue at my house.

https://www.foxnews.com/great-outdoors/new-california-law-allow-drivers-roadkill

earlyagain

I'd like prevailing high temps to be below 0°f before I'd consider it.

Jermanator

I am not ashamed to take home and butcher up a fresh, not too road rashed deer carcass. In Michigan, any LEO can give you a roadkill permit. All you have to do is ask.

Zee

I’ve eaten and will eat roadkill. 

Jermanator

My uncle hit a deer a couple of years ago. While it did a number on his Jeep, everything on the deer was salvageable except for one front quarter. It would have been a shame to let it rot on the side of the road.

That year at deer camp, I cut up a back strap, seasoned it, then we used marshmallow sticks to roast venison medallions to our own preferred doneness. That was some delicious roadkill.

RugerFan

I hit a deer on the way to deer camp. Threw the carcass in my buddy's truck,  who was following me and dressed it out. My truck was disabled.

tennmike

TN has a road kill law. Just have to call the Sheriff's Office/PD and get them to come out and assess the damage to vehicle, and they give you the permit for the animal. I've killed a couple of deer on the road, and just pitched them in the back of the truck and got the deputy to come out and write me the permit. As long as it's a fresh kill, a.k.a. not blown up like a helium balloon, then I don't see a problem with it. Key words are 'fresh killed'.

NN

I, also, have eaten mucho road kill.

Jermanator

Then there are the times when the road kill ain't dead yet! I think Zee has a horror story about that. Me? I have had to cap one once to do the humane thing and end the suffering.

Zee

Jermanator said:

Then there are the times when the road kill ain't dead yet! I think Zee has a horror story about that. Me? I have had to cap one once to do the humane thing and end the suffering.

I’ve sliced many a throat. 

Spk

tennmike said:

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As long as it's a fresh kill, a.k.a. not blown up like a helium balloon, then I don't see a problem with it. Key words are 'fresh killed'.

Yep, fresh kill!!!!!

My dumbass brother and I once tried to salvage a dead cow! I'm guessing the local dairy decided to "unload" the breathless bovine on the side of the road instead of paying to have it hauled away. Dairy cows sometimes die on their own. Anyway, me and my brother thought, "Hey, this is great. We can salvage some good meat off this thing." I was about 10 and my brother 12 so we weren't thinking too bright. The smell should have been the first indication to abandon our hopeless plan. The second indicator was the cow was spreading them legs extra wide. It must've been there for a good while in the hot summer sun. Despite the obvious smell and bloating, we only finally gave up on our misadventure when Bossy let loose from the back end and nearly hosed us both. At that point, the overwhelming smell helped us unanimously decided, "this was a dumbass idea!"

I'm all for roadkill but let it be fresh!!!!

Zee

Now THAT..........funny.