Driving out of Kerrville just a couple hours ago on Harper Road inside IH10 and in a urban area, and noticed a fresh (blood still draining from mouth, nose) of a nice 6-8 point buck laying in the road with traffic going around. What a waste and made me sick to see. This is probably a 35mph zone. My question? Could that deer have been field dressed and utilized for food?
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Unfortunately it is against the law to do anything with that deer. The only answer is to call local law enforcement or the game warden………but I'm not saying I haven't picked up a hit deer before and field dressed it.
Might not be the tastiest from massive trauma but it'd be edible. You probably could have called the game warden to see if he'd allow it. I've seen stories/videos of people who eat roadkill and your example would be the equivalent of Wagyu steak to the stuff they eat
Thanks. I understand the legalities and would have to call warden first. I was just wondering if manner of death would cause the meat to be tainted. In Kimble County (Junction) I have heard of fresh road-kill being picked up and used.
It's legal in all states except Texas
https://www.einnews.com/amp/pr_news/556385184/roadkill-is-legal-to-take-off-the-road-in-every-us-state-except-texas
https://www.einnews.com/amp/pr_news/556385184/roadkill-is-legal-to-take-off-the-road-in-every-us-state-except-texas
I've picked one up with permission before, only one muscle group on the front shoulder was trash all the rest was great.
In Colorado there was a list you could get on, where the wardens would call you if there was a road killed elk or deer. The wardens would obviously take any horns, and all you were allowed to keep was meat.
I helped a few people dress out elk that they then ate.
I helped a few people dress out elk that they then ate.
SteveBott said:
It's legal in all states except Texas
https://www.einnews.com/amp/pr_news/556385184/roadkill-is-legal-to-take-off-the-road-in-every-us-state-except-texas
I don't know about every state- but it was not legal to just pick up roadkill in CO and go on your merry way. You had to get permission from a game warden. They would either come out on site and give you a form, or some people said occasionally in special circumstance they got permission over the phone.
cupofjoe04 said:
In Colorado there was a list you could get on, where the wardens would call you if there was a road killed elk or deer. The wardens would obviously take any horns, and all you were allowed to keep was meat.
I helped a few people dress out elk that they then ate.
Alaska does this with moose.....the lady that we were talking to about it said it's a big deal - you only have a few hours to get it picked up and if you miss the call they've already called the next on the list - but it'll feed the family through winter
With phone call permission from the county game warden, I've dispatched vehicle-wounded deer. Sadly, the bodies stayed on the side of the road.
one thumb 81 said:
Unfortunately it is against the law to do anything with that deer. The only answer is to call local law enforcement or the game warden………but I'm not saying I haven't picked up a hit deer before and field dressed it.
Years (and I do mean years) ago I was traveling from San Antonio back to CS and saw a deer get hit at night outside of Bastrop. I took the couple back into town and called DPS. He also called the game warden Three DPS troopers show up for the incident report as well as the GW. GW says " anyone want the deer?" I said sure! He let me have the deer a gave me his card with a state he wrote that I could have the deer.. Even cooler was when I went to field dress the small buck two of the troopers said they had a lease for the following season but had never field dressed a deer and asked it they could help. One held his flash light for me and held one leg while the other trooper held the other. It was in February. Luckily I had a couple of gallons of water my dad always put in my truck and clean towels my mom had just done for me.
I gave the young couple a ride to their house in CS just a few houses down from me. Had them over for a venison steak night about a month later.
We ran across a deer stuck in a fence in our neighborhood last year. The wound it had was mortal. Contacted the game warden and he couldn't get out here but said if we could dispatch it we could keep the meat. We didn't but the lawn crew across the street took it after a wildlife rehabber in the neighborhood dispatched it.
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cupofjoe04 said:SteveBott said:
It's legal in all states except Texas
https://www.einnews.com/amp/pr_news/556385184/roadkill-is-legal-to-take-off-the-road-in-every-us-state-except-texas
I don't know about every state- but it was not legal to just pick up roadkill in CO and go on your merry way. You had to get permission from a game warden. They would either come out on site and give you a form, or some people said occasionally in special circumstance they got permission over the phone.
I watched a young buck get smoked by a ford ranger outside of bailey, co on Easter Sunday in about 2010. Called DOT and division of wildlife and finally talked to someone who said they would send my number to a warden and they could come give me a tag for it, but in the meantime i should go ahead and take care of the carcass. So i dressed and butchered a deer in my buddy's driveway in April, nobody ever called the law on me, and we ate fresh tenderloin in spring. There was a good bit of meat that was bloodshot that we had to throw out but everything else tasted fine
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