2006-11-30 04:55:28 · 15 answers · asked by Buddy Love 2 in Food & Drink ➔ Other - Food & Drink
I grew up on road kill and look how I turned out.
2006-12-01 03:03:29 · answer #1 · answered by CoCo 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't know about the laws in your state, but here in Texas it is illegal to harvest a roadkilled animal. However, people still do it all the time. If you see a deer that has been recently hit by a car, there is a good chance that it still has plenty of salvagable meat on it. If you actually hit it or see it get hit, then it is not much different from a deer that just got shot with a bullet, right? Also, early morning is usually the best time to find a fresh roadkilled deer as they are often in the highway during early morning hours. With cold temperatures, the meat should be good for quite some time. I would check it out to see if the carcass still has warmth. I wouldn't mess with something that had been mangled by a violent crash, but many times, the deer is hardly damaged at all. Of course, this IS illegal where I come from, but if you can get away with it where you live then it wouldn't bother me one bit to salvage some prime venison from a fresh roadkill. I have a few friends who have processed roadkilled deer and the venison is no less desireable than a deer that was killed by a bullet. In fact, roadkilled does would be my preference to a big, musky old buck anyday!
2006-11-30 13:41:45 · answer #2 · answered by nn 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Just one example is that in Illinois I can pick up roadkill only if the animal is in season. The exception is deer, coyote, and skunk. Deer can be picked up at any time but if they are going to have anything "Taxidermy" wise done to them then they must be called in and then the state will send you a salvage permit. Then the catch is that no part of any roadkill deer can be sold or bartered. Skunk and coyote are open all year so you can pretty much pick them up when ever you want. If you pick up roadkill the DNR wants you to have a legal hunting license even though you are not harvesting the animals. In Missouri when I use to pick up critters they would send me salvage permits for everything. The most important thing to realize is that roadkill is usually very poor specimens and you need to know the laws in the states where you may be picking things up. Each state is different and it's not worth going to jail or being fined for roadkill.
2006-11-30 15:23:15 · answer #3 · answered by cuno's mom 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Im sure u could eat it if ur positive it is fresh, but if an animal is hit by a car it usually goes into shock which sends chemicals into the body which cause the animal to go stiff and the meat becomes tough. its probably not gonna b very good.
2006-11-30 13:14:23 · answer #4 · answered by caitig90 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It is safe to eat roadkill if you move it out of the road first.
2006-12-01 10:50:15 · answer #5 · answered by SiLKy 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
YEE HAW Roadkill stew!Just kidding,most of them ther critters have rabies,I wouldn't dare eat them though LMFAO
2006-11-30 13:31:09 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Ewwww
2006-11-30 12:58:29 · answer #7 · answered by puggas 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The best thing about winter is you can tell how fresh your road kill is by the amount of steam emitting from the carcass. If its alot of steam go for it.
2006-11-30 13:25:41 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
It begins to spoil immediately. You need to gut it and throw it in the trunk right after you squash it.
2006-11-30 12:59:41 · answer #9 · answered by angry 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
How are you supposed to know how long its been squashed ??It could be there for min's... or hours or days..
2006-11-30 13:05:15 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋