What's wrong with eatin roadkill?

[okrattler]

I was driving down fm 133 across from chaparral WMA and a covey of quail flew across the road and I took out 6-7 with the truck , turned around and picked them up , the game warden didn’t Say anything except why not when I asked. Guess if it was a deer The answer would be different?

I think it probably just depends on the game warden too. Some might not say anything but I know it's technically against the law here. Some might let it slide.

It's crazy some of the things that aren't legal and you really don't even know based off of ethics. You can do something just because it feels like the right thing to do when in reality it's frowned upon.

[Geezy Rider]

You're not supposed to pick up any dead wildlife in Oklahoma to use for anything. But chicken ain't wildlife and that's a stupid *** rule anyways so.........

How would they prove someone picked up anything unless they just said they did? Most people aren't going to pick up anything that's smashed or nothin I wouldn't think. "Sir we're gonna have to have you give us a stool sample and we need you to take a lie detector test. Rumor has it you ate a road killed rabbit."LOL

Haha. Yeah, Oklahoma and Texas are way behind the curve.

STATES YOU CAN LEGALLY HARVEST ROADKILL

Alabama: Only non-protected animals and game animals during the open season may be harvested.
Alaska: Individuals are not allowed to harvest animals, but moose, caribou, and other species may be distributed through volunteer organizations.
Arizona: Big game animals may be collected with a permit.
Arkansas
California
Colorado: Proper authorization required.
Georgia: Native species may be harvested; must notify the state about roadkilled black bears.
Idaho: Must report the time of the salvage.
Illinois: Proper hunting or trapping license and/or habitat stamp required.
Indiana: Permit required.
Maryland: Permit required.
Massachusetts: Permit required; must submit roadkill for state inspection.
Michigan: Deer and bear may be salvaged with a permit.
Missouri: Permit required, must contact a Conservation Agent within 24 hours of collection for authorization.
Montana
New Hampshire
New York: License or tag may be required depending on species.
New Jersey: Only deer may be salvaged with permit.
North Dakota: Permit required.
North Carolina: Must be registered over the phone by DNR staff.
Ohio
Oregon
Pennsylvania: Must report the incident to the state Game Commission within 24 hours.
South Dakota: Proper notification and authorization required.
Tennessee
Utah: Permit required to salvage non-protected species.
Vermont: Possession tag required for big game animals and furbearers.
Washington
West Virginia: Must be reported within 12 hours of collection.
Wisconsin: Must be registered over the phone by DNR staff.

[doug]

This buck ain't sleeping in the back seat. We tried to never let a car wreck deer go to waste. Some where to mangled but plenty got cleaned

And properly tagged


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I like it!

I cant confirm or deny but I heard of a couple deputys working an EJ one night. Nice buck got hit on 249 and it somehow ended up hanging behind the club. It had one ruined shoulder and ended up skinned and might have went home with a hungry deputy. There may have been a bloody pair of pants turned into uniform supply from an "altercation" that night a well.

That might just be a rumor though.....

[Leemo]

Found a free range chicken hit on the road today so I picked it up. Had it for supper. My buddies thought it was the weirdest thing ever. My mom stopped by when I was out cleanin it and she turned her nose up at it. What's the big deal? It didn't stink, probably hadn't been dead for two hours when I came along. Fried chicken is fried chicken. I ate it and my dog had a great time playing in the feathers. I don't understand why people think that's so weird. Never heard of fried chicken before? Where the hell do people think it comes from?LOL

If it don't stink, eat it.

I’ll send you $5.44 so you can buy a fresh chicken, please post your mailing address

[okrattler]

I’ll send you $5.44 so you can buy a fresh chicken, please post your mailing address

I think we both know what'd happen if you did and I was going to the store and saw a dead chicken layin on the road.

[Blood Trail]

Thanks Joe Biden. Got dudes out here eating road kill yard birds. Times getting hard out there.


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[Man]

I havent read any of the responses, but our rule is if the legs are still touching each other....scoop it up!

[okrattler]

Thanks Joe Biden. Got dudes out here eating road kill yard birds. Times getting hard out there.


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Yep. We'll call it apocalypse practice.

[okrattler]

You guys ain't gonna believe this. I was talking to a friend about eating that chicken and she started laughing and asked if I was serious. I said yeah I was serious. She was on the phone with one of her friends and heard a noise and her friend said she'd just killed a chicken. I asked where it was at and it turns out it was the same chicken. What are the odds of that?

I asked what time that happened and I'm pretty much right on the dot about how long I thought it has been dead for.

It's kind of odd how things play out sometimes.

[locolobo]

If the traumatic injury that killed the animal left the carcass in tact AND I happened to witness the event taking place, I believe I would forego its collection and here’s why: When an animal dies, it immediately begins to release volatile compounds that attract carrion feeders. These “volatile compounds of death” attract blowflies within minutes of the animal’s death. The blowflies land on the animal and lay their eggs. The eggs hatch into maggots—within 24 hours, I believe—and begin to feed on the flesh. THIS is the beginning of the putrefaction process which, by this time, renders the animal unfit for human consumption.

Fried chicken with blowfly eggs. H&!! yeah!

[tvc184]

You guys ain't gonna believe this. I was talking to a friend about eating that chicken and she started laughing and asked if I was serious. I said yeah I was serious. She was on the phone with one of her friends and heard a noise and her friend said she'd just killed a chicken. I asked where it was at and it turns out it was the same chicken. What are the odds of that?

I asked what time that happened and I'm pretty much right on the dot about how long I thought it has been dead for.

It's kind of odd how things play out sometimes.

So it did not have volatile gases and blow flies yet?

[bbbuck]

This is some good reading.

[okrattler]

So it did not have volatile gases and blow flies yet?

Thankfully no. I didn't have any volatile gases the next day either. So that was a good deal. No stomach cramps or nothin.

My friend thought that was the funniest thing ever. She said her friend was really upset that she ran it over though. It hit the bumper and rolled under the car. I guess that girl told her it looked like it ran off. I said "Well.....It might have flopped off the road a ways but not far." That cracks me up. I still can't believe she actually heard the same chicken get hit. None of the people involved in this chicken ordeal are even from the same place. I've never even met the chicken murderer. I know who she is but I can't say we've ever spoken to each other.

[Beansprout]

Risky

[3rdShot]

I may have been witness years ago to a doe / car encounter on the way back from a dove hunting trip, where the doe’s head & front shoulders were a mess, but the back strap / tenderloins / hams were nice and clean looking when they went into a cooler...not sure, my memory gets a little hazy sometimes…. ��