Roadkill
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Funny you mention it! I have a bunch of smelly meat that I collected last night, got it home and decided was not fit to keep!
Kebab? Extra spicy sauce will sort that out.
I just read Primitive Technology: A Book of Earth Skills and there's a chapter at the back with advice for having roadkill safely.
I've not really thought about it much since moving down here but we don't seem to get much edible roadkill. A bit surprising when we not only have plenty of deer but quite a few suicidal sheep.
Black black sheep??
I used to get or come across quite a few roadkill deer - I made good use of them despite people warning me off.
I also used to live in a coastal location and the sea mist would often roll in and making the roads somewhat perilous. I used to have an early start back in those days - 06:00 , one of the strangest sites I've ever witnessed was driving and seeing something black and white with what looked like its legs up in the air on its back.
A quick take turned into a head shake and then a longer viewing - before seeing another and another.... Cows.... dairy , upside , deader-than-disco all lying in the ditch beside the side of the road.
Turned out a lorry had been travelling even earlier , the cows had escaped their field and wandered onto the road.. wham-bam-dead-cow-man!!!
I guess the police had been called out and with help from other just rolled them into the road ditch so to clear the road.
Looking back on it now i'm thinking of all those steaks..
The only deer I’ve ever found were muntjac and they were very stiff and old. I’ve been presented with rabbit and pheasant on my walks. One driver got out and claimed it was his. I disagreed. I must admit I much prefer fresh roadkill for food as I can deal with the bruising more easily.
Fox pelts are a different matter. They can be pretty whiffy before I remove them. Even they deteriorate quite quickly as far as the fur is concerned.
Fox pelts are a different matter. They can be pretty whiffy before I remove them. Even they deteriorate quite quickly as far as the fur is concerned.
Blimey. That must have been a hell of a shock for the driver.Black black sheep??
I used to get or come across quite a few roadkill deer - I made good use of them despite people warning me off.
I also used to live in a coastal location and the sea mist would often roll in and making the roads somewhat perilous. I used to have an early start back in those days - 06:00 , one of the strangest sites I've ever witnessed was driving and seeing something black and white with what looked like its legs up in the air on its back.
A quick take turned into a head shake and then a longer viewing - before seeing another and another.... Cows.... dairy , upside , deader-than-disco all lying in the ditch beside the side of the road.
Turned out a lorry had been travelling even earlier , the cows had escaped their field and wandered onto the road.. wham-bam-dead-cow-man!!!
I guess the police had been called out and with help from other just rolled them into the road ditch so to clear the road.
Looking back on it now i'm thinking of all those steaks..
Could of fed a lot of people for a long time.
Is it still the case that the person that hits the deer can't claim it but a person following can? Or is that an old wife's tale?
Just reading through Wikipedia. It seems in Alaska if you hit a moose or other big game, there is a requirement to inform a state trooper who will then, with the help of volunteers, organise the butchery and distribution of the meat to local communities. I wonder if a similar system could work over here.
Don't think we have any Moose in the UK William
Was another post/thread on here, about a Tesco delivery van stranded in floods. Did wonder if anyone arranged to redistribute the food if it carried any.
