If so what is your favorite?
I find it interesting that people leave deer laying by the road in the middle of the winter that dont appear much damaged. I used to drive to town and back out about 5 miles every day, one day there was a deer laying there in the morning that wasnt there the night before. I called GF and they gave me a tag to take it. I used the back legs to make dried treats for my dog in the dehydrator. Im sure it would have been fine to eat also, but the idea of it is kinda a turnoff. Meat was fine, very cold but not frozen yet. Really not much different than sticking a deer with an arrow at night and retrieving it the next day tho, if theres snow on the ground.
There is a huge difference between sticking it with an arrow and hitting it with a car! Regardless of how long it sits. The trauma caused by an automobile may not be visible on the outside, but once you open that thing up you'll be in for a surprise. Not to mention the fact that blunt trauma like that will usually cause internal organs to rupture...including the bladder. A buddy of mine kept one that was hit going 15MPH. Took it home and opened it up only to find the entire cavity filled with shit and piss. Every piece of meat was a solid clot. Not saying this happens in all cases, but I certainly don't need the meat bad enough to justify keeping road kill. A big buck on the other hand would be a different story.
So what happens if you're issued a tag and you have to throw the meat out...wanton waste?
Bulkheadmaster remember when you ate roadkill with coleslaw? I had one hell of a time loading that SOB by myself.
So what happens if you're issued a tag and you have to throw the meat out...wanton waste?