Roadkill, YEAH or NO WAY

[T-Bird]

Hi.

So what's Your take?

When You are riding or driving along and you see that fresh clean kill, is that disgusting or the next possible healthy meal or two?

And I mean strictly by choice, not out of necessity, what ever that might be at that particular moment.

I personally think it's a terrible waste of good meat, and I usually check all the game lying around if I spot them early enough. I'm not nearly hardcore enough to eat long-dead or badly mangled ones or rodents. Rabbits and deer are a whole different deal.

Apparently eating off the road is probhibited in some parts of the world like in EU, but I do believe that I've committed worse crimes than that .

Regards
Sam

[Cerb]

I see nothing wrong with cleaning a deer or rabbit that has just been hit. If it were me that hit the deer, I damn well better be getting some fresh meat as payback for it jumping into my vehicle.

[FL Knifemaker]

It all depends on the circumstances. When I lived in NY, I hauled more than one deer home that was still warm and intact. They tasted just as good as one taken with a gun or bow. There's nothing wrong with going from hunter to scavenger I don't think I would mess with any smaller critters though.

[HEIST]

The thought of eating roadkill never occured to me. Interesting...

[GeneralElectric]

If I hit it yes, if not no. I don't feel like seeing if the deer in the road is still warm or not...

[XtreO]

Hell no! Why would I eat something mowed over by a truck?

[GeneralElectric]

If its your own truck at least you know where its been...

[FL Knifemaker]

Road Kill Venison > Sterioid Fed Beef


I really think the concept only apeals to people that hunt and process their own game. For someone that's familiar with processing game, it's very easy to access the condition of a road killed animal. It's also nice if you live in a colder climate. No road Kill scavenging in Florida the buzzards get to the scene faster than a lawyer

[heroincredible]

Depends on the road kill. Dead skunk is not a part of my delicate pallet, nor is squirrel (not that theres much meat on these suckers). Deer, moose or elk is fair game however.

[SoComSurfing]

Originally Posted by FL Knifemaker

... the buzzards get to the scene faster than a lawyer

I thought the two were synonymous.

[peterbright]

Squirrel & rice...hard to beat.

[Joe Gress]

I can pick up at least four squirrels on the way to work. No thanks, I know what those squirrels eat in the black forest.

[peterbright]

What?

[jonathan_matos5]

if i witnessed the deer get hit then i would grab it. if i drive up and see it then no it really is hard to tell how long something has been there.

[i_got_a_mohawk]

Friend of mine hit a deer last year, while he was lucky to just clip it and not cause too much damage to the car, the deer wasnt so lucky.

Much venison was had, and it was good

[Croox]

i'd take it and eat it, only thing here in IL you got to contact the game warden first before you take it.

[hbarcat]

Shame to leave a good possum by the side of the road.

[IconBasser]

Originally Posted by FL Knifemaker

It's also nice if you live in a colder climate. No road Kill scavenging in Florida the buzzards get to the scene faster than a lawyer

heh, exactly. Down here, I've seen roadkill that had only been present for about a day. I swear, that stuff would consume my soul or something if ingested.

for you guys up north, well, its pretty much the same as sticking your meat in the freezer by leaving it outside.

[Marcus Johnson]

Originally Posted by FL Knifemaker

Road Kill Venison > Sterioid Fed Beef

A-men. My dad hit four whitetails once on an icy road in Wisconsin, killing two. All I remember is some mighty fine venison sausage shortly thereafter. Well, that, and a bunch of bodywork on my dad's Grand Safari wagon.

More recently, I've partaken of some lovely venison from some of the Key deer that are overtaking this island due to a lack of a sensible hunting program. My local friend plowed one down going home from work, and the next day, I got fresh delivery. Awesome. Sometimes I drive home from a gig in Wailea, and I can see those glowing eyeballs in the headlights all throughout the golf courses.

Here's a weird one; when I was a kid, my Dad and I used to hunt a lot of partridge, AKA ruffed grouse. Really tasty. One time we came home emptyhanded to find my Mom holding two partridge.... they had flown onto our picture window and done themselves in. They tasted great.

[CamMcIntyre]

I voted no. If i was a hunter-i could see myself doing it. Also-i've got a car...blood stains would be hard to get out. Given some of my friends have pegged me as the one to "snap"-blood stains in my car would be a bad thing.