about 10 minutes later the law arrived and put the buck down, while calling a local person to collect the meat.
Down on the farm, we refer to road kill as lunch.
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Currently about two-thirds of states prohibit harvesting roadkill.
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For instance, states like Mississippi, Oklahoma, North and South Dakota, and many others have no laws one way or the other, while states like New York, Idaho and Wyoming allow collecting roadkill as long as it's reported to the state. A few states prohibit the practice under any circumstance including, surprisingly, Texas.
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Tennessee – gathering and consuming roadkill is legal
Illinois – you can’t gather it from along the side of the road or the woods, but if someone kills it (either on purpose or by accident) they can keep it, or if they give it to you YOU can keep it. Either way, it has to be reported to the DNR.
Maine – if you hit it, you call the police and have them tag it. Then, you take it home and cook it. MMM!
California – Nobody’s allowed to pick up roadkill, unless they have a scientific collecting permit and plan to study it. Nobody’s allowed to eat it.
Minnesota – Pretty much the same as Illinois.
Missouri – You have to obtain written permission to keep a road-killed deer to eat. I hope they are quick. That stuff doesn’t stay fresh forever.
Texas – You’re not allowed to keep it. Drag it to the side of the road and leave it there. The TDT will take care of it.
Washington State – Call Animal Services. Don’t eat it. If it’s on your property, bury it.
Wisconsin – You can obtain a free permit to remove roadkill deer. There are also contractors who do so. I imagine, if you collect it, you can keep it. Any Wisconsinite want to verify?
Wyoming – You have to get it tagged by a game warden, then you can keep it.
Georgia – Called and talked to the DNR Wildlife Division, awaiting response.