Eating roadkilled deer (a branch off of the Poaching thread)

[sullen]

Originally Posted by mpillow

In Maine you are supposed to have state police, sheriff or game warden check it thru....only happens about half of the time. We had some wonderful moosemeat last month from a friends road kill with Power Company truck....and I've picked up Turkey and patridge before.....much to hubby's surprise and delight!

I do know of some serious poachers who drive around collecting roadkill in the off season.

This was in Illinois, in the boonies, MP......And in this part of Maine the road kill is little, like squirrels. I have seent he Turkey Vultures swoop in in the dusk...

[mpillow]

Partridge in Windsor an Whitefield....Turkey in South China/ Windsor line

When I was doing the schoolbus we saw a deer a week here in China, especially near the school.

The moose was just outside of Stratton.

[RedneckPete]

Originally Posted by foxtrapper

Thing I don't like about roadkills is how much meat is messed up. If you're lucky and the deer was hit in the head, you're fine. But most of the time, they are hit in the body, and it tends to blow their gut tract open, making a heck of a mess. As well the tremendous bruising of the meat. Many times I've found nothing edible in a roadkill.

Damaged meat goes to the dog. Unless a deer gets sandwiched between two vehicels I don't see how both sides could be badly damaged. I've never experienced it.

Pete