If you’re a serious deer hunter, this may not be a secret to
you: in many states, you can have your name added to a roadkill call list.
When a deer or moose is struck near you, they’ll call down the list until they
find someone available to get it while it’s fresh. Seriously.
I think the idea of roadkill sounds strange to most people,
but a recent poll at DeerAndDeerHunting.com shows that 19 of the 40
participants have eaten roadkill and another 9 wouldn’t hesitate when the buck
drops. I’m sure that number would be much lower on any other website, but
that’s not the point. I just heard about this last week, and there is a logical
reason for this: there may be $500 worth of meat on a dead deer, and that
doesn’t change whether you took it down with a Beretta rifle or a Beretta GT.
State laws differ on this issue. For example: in Texas, it is
illegal to posses roadkill, but not in many other states. Generally, you need a
permit for this and need to follow the procedure for your area. If you’re
interested, check with the game warden (or State Police) near you before
attempting to take any roadkill and see if they have a list you can be added
to. You also want to do some research on this since you may not want to consume
this meat in all cases; although, it might still be OK for your dog.
Sources: NewEngland.com Officer.com
GunBroker.com
FreeRepublic.com
DeerAndDeerHunting.com
Dogster.com
