Roadkills

[ncboman]

Any of you guys ever pick up a fresh roadkill for groceries or are they nasty?

[freedomrules3]

I've done it more than once, it all depends on how fresh and how badly its been hit. about 4 years ago , i went rabbit hunting in feb and found a freshly poached deer. i called into the dnr and explained what i found (30-06 hole in the shoulder still steaming ) and they gave me a tag # over the phone. while i was loading it in my truck another truck drove by me very sowly with 2 guys and a woman in it, i just knew by the way they looked at me it was them who shot it . i didnt really need the meat but didnt want the poachers to get it. it was a 4 point small 2 year old . i stop frequently at roadkills to see how fresh they are ;D

[jirvin]

Can't say that I have.It seems by the time I see them the flys are blowing them and they are bloated pretty bad.Now if I actually saw the event that took it down I wouldn't have a problem with picking it up at all.

[txm]

It is not legal in Texas to pickup road kill deer.
We are getting more of them this year due to the drought ,the ditches on the road side are the last places to have anything green for them to eat.

[ncboman]

All it takes is a call to a deputy here and it's yours. I have the cell #s of some of my deputy friends and I'll pick them up depending on condition and freshness.

I have a scanner and often I hear the call on a deer hit or a deer in the road but I haven't got to the point of chasing the calls yet. I do despise seeing a natural resource going to waste what otherwise is good meat.

I think it might be a good idea to try to get our respective states to make roadkill pickups legal or at least become familiar with the methods of making them legal (and not counting against your tags). I know of many families that could use a little help along the way.

[freedomrules3]

here in Md all it takes is a call to either the sheriffs office or the local dnr agent. they will give you a tag # over the phone and its all legal then. I also hate to see a wasted resource that someone can use.I've also helped folks a few times with them, once i was on one and an older fella came by and stopped. he mentioned how that would be a good bit of meat. i could tell his mouth was watering , so i called it in for him and gave it to him. the look on his face was priceless, he thanked me over and over again while i loaded it up for him . felt good too

[Twanger]

My stepson has come upon car-damaged deer twice in the last 5 years, and they were not yet dead. I got them after they were put down. This was "in season" so I just checked them. I also hit a big doe with my own truck a couple of years ago during the season, and she went into the freezer too, after checking her in.

[tailnbone]

I wouldn't have a problem with a "fresh" deer kill if I hit one with my truck. I wouldn't purposely drive around looking for any road pizza's though.
I onced worked with a guy that would pick up just about anything.....Coon, groundhog, pigeons, whatever. He once brought in a skinned coon head and nuked it in the microwave and started picking off the meat......even ate the brain......now thats nasty.

[BillCartwright]

I have picked up a few over the years. I picked up 2 yearlings last Oct. One I actually seen get hit. But it can lead to some nasty situations here in Kentucky if it is not reported to the state as an accident.