What do you do when you spot roadkill?

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Just curious what people do if they are driving down a country road and they spot a deer that didnt run fast enough across the road and is laying there. This is assuming that you did NOT see the animal get hit. Would you pull over and examine is a little closer to see if its ok to grab. Also if you ride the same route to work and back everyday, going to work in the morning you see a deer (or bear etc) that you KNOW was not there the night before, where do you draw the line as to where you can take it for safe consuming??
 
Sorry, but I would never eat roadkill. But if you are thinking of it you had better get in touch with your local fish and wildlife office and find out the legalities of it.

Good luck! Hope it tastes good :p
 
What do I do? Nothing. Call me a snob but I wouldn't eat roadkill. Meat can spoilf very fast when the animal is not gutted and try to explain to the CO what you're doing with a game animal without a tag or out of season (if that's the case).
 
bcsteve said:
What do I do? Nothing. Call me a snob but I wouldn't eat roadkill. Meat can spoilf very fast when the animal is not gutted and try to explain to the CO what you're doing with a game animal without a tag or out of season (if that's the case).
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Nothing wrong with roadkill. A buddy of mine hit a deer and brought it to work, we took her out and gutted it. Only thing wrong was 2 broken ribs. Tasted no differant than a shot one! Assuming the right time of year where the animal wont be seeing brutal high temps. What is the differance in meat spoiling over night (again right time of year) vs. someone shooting a deer or moose and finding it the next day. All said and done, the animal has to be not totally destroyed and mangled. I have not run into a CO outside of hunting yet, and if he cant tell that the animal was not shot and was hit, then I think he should head back to school. Besides most people have cell phones, call it into the police before even loading it up.
 
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Around here, if I spot any roadkill, I first look to see if one of the neighbour's dopey kids half-ton is on top of it. But I sure don't stop with a knife and fork to look the animal over! :p
 
I'd chop off the antlers and if necessary drag the carcass to the side of the road. Never found a booner on the road though. I have shot several mortally wounded deer on the side of the road. The least you can do, really.
 
this time of year, it's too warm for that kind of find. Meat would likely be spoiled. However, just a few weeks ago, I did just that when out for a tour with fogducker dumbdawg, Monty, & co. I had to get the butcher to hang it too warm to hang it in the garage. Still in there.
The hard thing is determining how fresh the kill is. this kill had not stiffened up yet, and was still warm, so I chanced it.
If it really smells strong, it might be garbage. blood spoils fast. When I cooked the heart, it smelled strong, but after disposing of the juice, about half way through, the smell went away, and the meat was tender and tasty.
Warm weather road kills are best if you can deal with them in the first half hour or so. Get the hide off PDQ and get it cooled down
 
Here in N.S they go to the Lions, good thing they don't count on deer, there are like 20 lions and 3 Tigers, also other big cats in the Oaklawn ZOO.
But as mentioned if I see one still moving , its the right thing to do, kill it quick and clean.
Frank
 
I use to work for a dog kennel and we were sub-contracted to pick-up road kill..... Those where the days. There's nothing like a 2-3 day old 'coon baking in the sun, when you flip the sucker over you get maggot spaghetti!!!
 
Goose25 said:
I use to work for a dog kennel and we were sub-contracted to pick-up road kill..... Those where the days. There's nothing like a 2-3 day old 'coon baking in the sun, when you flip the sucker over you get maggot spaghetti!!!
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Mmmmmmmm...... Yummy! :D
 
touchy area

in alberta, you require a found dead permit. (for any animal in which you are not responsible its death), BEFORE you can even touch it, what you do with it after that is your business. This applies to owls, raptors, big game species and game birds, basically...any species other than songbirds
without paperwork, it is illegal to:
-just swack the rack of it,(poaching)
-possess said carcass (even for dog food)
-mercy kill it, no matter the live condition(considered poaching and discharging along a hiway, possibly out of season/at nite etc)
-cut up said carcass at your buddys place(must be your house or abbatoirs)
-probably more just cant think of any more.


BE careful you may lose everything that is important to you, over a stupid dead ditch deer.
 
varmitr said:
in alberta, you require a found dead permit. (for any animal in which you are not responsible its death), BEFORE you can even touch it, what you do with it after that is your business. This applies to owls, raptors, big game species and game birds, basically...any species other than songbirds
without paperwork, it is illegal to:
-just swack the rack of it,(poaching)
-possess said carcass (even for dog food)
-mercy kill it, no matter the live condition(considered poaching and discharging along a hiway, possibly out of season/at nite etc)
-cut up said carcass at your buddys place(must be your house or abbatoirs)
-probably more just cant think of any more.


BE careful you may lose everything that is important to you, over a stupid dead ditch deer.
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Does anyone know what would the laws be in Ontario concerning this? I was on the 417 once and saw a deer that was hit on the side of the road and was still kicking. I had no rifle with me at the time. What if I did have a rifle/shotty in the truck and shot it, would there be any consequences? Would I have to call it in first/after?
 
Assuming the right time of year where the animal wont be seeing brutal high temps. What is the differance in meat spoiling over night (again right time of year) vs. someone shooting a deer or moose and finding it the next day. All said and done, the animal has to be not totally destroyed and mangled. I have not run into a CO outside of hunting yet, and if he cant tell that the animal was not shot and was hit, then I think he should head back to school. Besides most people have cell phones, call it into the police before even loading it up.
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I guess it's the redneck way, I'd do it too
 
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