Road kill cuisine

[the itinerant shrubber]

Does anyone else here eat road kill? I'm guessing its more common in the States and Canada than it is in Britain.
I'll usually find Rabbit,Hare and pheasent but last night I was lucky enough to find a freshly killed Muntjack. Two of its legs were broken and I could see by the colour of the blood that its lungs were punctured but internally it wasnt so bad.
I tend to give the liver and lites to my ferrets and my dog likes the stomach contents but my dog eats anything other than dog food anyway.
I keep the hides of the rabbits and they make good toys for the dog and ferrets and I'm looking forward to processing this deer hide aswell making things with the sinew.
Fresh organic venison for the family this week.;)

[waylander]

I've enjoyed a few road kill pheasants over the years.

Shame to waste fresh meat :)

Waylander:cool:

[jonas parker]

Rule of thumb here is if you kill it, don't waste it. We have deer running all over the place, and cars hit them on a regular basis. You either call the game warden or pick up the carcass and take it to the nearest police station. If you don't want the meat for yourself, it will be donated to a food pantry to feed the poor. Personally, any deer I hit heads straight for my freezer!

[unusual_suspect]

Rule of thumb here is if you kill it, don't waste it. We have deer running all over the place, and cars hit them on a regular basis. You either call the game warden or pick up the carcass and take it to the nearest police station. If you don't want the meat for yourself, it will be donated to a food pantry to feed the poor. Personally, any deer I hit heads straight for my freezer!

We can't do that in the UK, you can only take the animal if someone else killed it.

[hunter77]

oh yes, ive taken a few rabbits , pheasants ect off the road, i actually aim for them if theyre crossing. the knack is too hit it with the middle of you bumper as to not pancacke the meat.:D

[hunter77]

We can't do that in the UK, you can only take the animal if someone else killed it.

balls to that, whos gonna know. ;) :D if i run somthing over and ita eddible, it goes in the boot:D

[unusual_suspect]

balls to that, whos gonna know. ;) :D if i run somthing over and ita eddible, it goes in the boot:D

Yeah, suppose :D someone hit a badger just down the road from me the other day, badger just doesn't sound tasy though.

[hunter77]

Yeah, suppose :D someone hit a badger just down the road from me the other day, badger just doesn't sound tasy though.

its ok , they used to hold badger roasts untill it beacame a protected species, it supposed to taste like a cross between pork and venison. ive allways fancied trying it me self, but must be well cooked because of bovine tb:)

[unusual_suspect]

its ok , they used to hold badger roasts untill it beacame a protected species, it supposed to taste like a cross between pork and venison. ive allways fancied trying it me self, but must be well cooked because of bovine tb:)

I've lost count of how many badgers I've seen squashed on the road round these parts, they need to learn to cross the road!

I read in my wild food book that you have to cook them well, also because of salmonella.

[hunter77]

I've lost count of how many badgers I've seen squashed on the road round these parts, they need to learn to cross the road!

I read in my wild food book that you have to cook them well, also because of salmonella.

worth i try though;)

[brainfreeze]

Years back two miners got fired from the mines after getting pissed in the pub before work. They hit a rabbit on their way in and were found the next morning in the changing rooms caked in blood from attempting to eat the raw carcus. They lost their jobs for being drunk on duty. What the hell were they thinking?!

[the itinerant shrubber]

Years back two miners got fired from the mines after getting pissed in the pub before work. They hit a rabbit on their way in and were found the next morning in the changing rooms caked in blood from attempting to eat the raw carcus. They lost their jobs for being drunk on duty. What the hell were they thinking?!

How drunk do you have to be to eat raw rabbit!
Maybe the kebab shop was shut.

[hunter77]

its not technically road kill as it was alive when i found it:oon friday night on my way home from work there was a group of people grouped round a flapping woodpigeon that had been run over and had two broken wings. i stopped my van , took one look at these people panicking about what to do, and deicided to take control of the situation, i scooped it up and put it in a bag, drove round the corner stopped and pulled its neck. this might sound harsh but the bird was distressed and nothing more than walking cat food and past any kind of help. just had it for my tea and it tasted pretty good too:) yum yum;)

[bones]

its not technically road kill as it was alive when i found it:oon friday night on my way home from work there was a group of people grouped round a flapping woodpigeon that had been run over and had two broken wings. i stopped my van , took one look at these people panicking about what to do, and deicided to take control of the situation, i scooped it up and put it in a bag, drove round the corner stopped and pulled its neck. this might sound harsh but the bird was distressed and nothing more than walking cat food and past any kind of help. just had it for my tea and it tasted pretty good too:) yum yum;)


pigeon meat is great on bbqs... yum yum....

[entrangermercenary]

oh yes, ive taken a few rabbits , pheasants ect off the road, i actually aim for them if theyre crossing. the knack is too hit it with the middle of you bumper as to not pancacke the meat.:D

Many years ago when me and the wife had just started seeing each other, driving along the rd when she swerved and nearly put us in the ditch/hedge.Close very close that was. The reason A fucking pheasant

I couldn't believe she nearly killed us rather than run a pheasant over( she is a veggie cough). So we had a nice discussion about it :D. Generally tho I do try and avoid killing road crossing critters.

Was driving along in the forest and a cyclist was coming the other way. He frightened some sheep that were lying on the side of the road. So 1 daft fucker ran rite out in front of me. I was in a sprinter van. Cdnt stop so hit it and knocked it about 15ft. Got out to inspect the damaged van NOTHING :D, walked down the rd towards the sheep, it raised its head looked at me... shook its head.... stood up shook itself down.... and fucked off into the woods :eek: I think the only thing that saved the van and the sheep was it hadn't been shorn and it had 1 hell of a woolly coat on it :) ( it was summer btw). Needless to say the cyclist had departed as quick as his peddles would allow :mad:

[anyuser]

Rule of thumb here is if you kill it, don't waste it. We have deer running all over the place, and cars hit them on a regular basis. You either call the game warden or pick up the carcass and take it to the nearest police station. If you don't want the meat for yourself, it will be donated to a food pantry to feed the poor. Personally, any deer I hit heads straight for my freezer!

I will start taking the dead deer to the police station and ask them where my donation is going. I would not like to waste this delicious meal. If they just toss it, I will start taking it to the local butcher.

It may just be Gods way of saying, here is a free meal. Just hope it doesn't mess up your vehicle when you hit it for that free meal. Perhapse it may be bird, squirrel, dog, cat, buzzard, eagle, wild hog, rat, possum etc. I guess you just don't know what you might get. If you see a dead animal beside the road, shouldn't you at least check it out and see if it would be good for eating.

[ekxodus]

Many years ago when me and the wife had just started seeing each other, driving along the rd when she swerved and nearly put us in the ditch/hedge.Close very close that was. The reason A fucking pheasant

I couldn't believe she nearly killed us rather than run a pheasant over( she is a veggie cough). So we had a nice discussion about it :D. Generally tho I do try and avoid killing road crossing critters.

Was driving along in the forest and a cyclist was coming the other way. He frightened some sheep that were lying on the side of the road. So 1 daft fucker ran rite out in front of me. I was in a sprinter van. Cdnt stop so hit it and knocked it about 15ft. Got out to inspect the damaged van NOTHING :D, walked down the rd towards the sheep, it raised its head looked at me... shook its head.... stood up shook itself down.... and fucked off into the woods :eek: I think the only thing that saved the van and the sheep was it hadn't been shorn and it had 1 hell of a woolly coat on it :) ( it was summer btw). Needless to say the cyclist had departed as quick as his peddles would allow :mad:


It was a terminator sheep sent from the future.:p