Road kill?

[kenbro]

Hi,
A friend called this afternoon to tell me a roe had been hit by a van near his home this morning and it’s was still there when he came home. It made it off the road and expired in the grass.
I’ve been a collected it and there’s no apparent injuries.
Would members be okay butchering and eating this?
Not opened it yet so don’t know what inside is like. Thanks, Ken.

 

[Camdig]

You will probably find its badly bruised, dog food yes human consumption that's up to you.

 

[Mike L]

No

 

[User00056]

I wouldn't. It'll be pumped full of adrenaline and lactic acid. Plus it'll not have bled properly. It'll be safe enough to eat where there's no bruising or contamination, but my bet is it'll be pretty livery and tough.

 

[Rhodesianjess]

I've picked up a few for fox bait, generally if hit by a vehicle the ribs are broken/splintered with the associated damage to the intestines. Not human food at all, maybe dog food at a push but be careful of broken slivers of bone.

 

[Sika98k]

Dead for possibly 8-9 hours ? Without being gralloched ? Dog food at best or fox bait at worst.

 

[kenbro]

Twas like green soup inside and didn’t smell like something you’d want for breakfast so it’s on its way to the farm for bait.
Thanks for replies.
Ken.

 

[Rake Aboot]

Yup. If it smells fine it probably is. I’ve eaten loads and have probably never been killed.

 

[paulst]

I’ve eaten plenty, however I’ve also disposed of plenty as well. Have to go by gut instinct (see what I did there). If it’s cold weather and not been dead long there’s a fair chance it’s edible, at least in part. You get a good idea when you open them up.

 

[Trickyd66]

DSC1 question.... not exact wording.
Q.You watch a deer fall through the ice on a lake and drown, can you retrieve the deer it enter the food chain? A. No, it has not been killed by a legal method.

Yes, you wouldn't pop it on your stall at the farmers market, but just by not being killed by a (uk) legal method does not mean it is unfit to eat.

 

[Rake Aboot]

How is drowning not a legal method ?

 

[paulst]

How is drowning not a legal method ?

How big is your water pistol???

 

[Trickyd66]

How big is your water pistol???

Got to be a min of .240 in the uk for roe and larger

 

[Trickyd66]

Go back 40ish years, before the deer act was amended. I believe there was no restriction on calibre for Deer in the uk, (rifle or shotgun)

Picking up roadkill was fairly commonplace (just make sure it was a cold morning, and the carcass was still warm. (Just not warm enough that after popping it in the boot of your volvo estate, it kicked out the rear windscreen )

 

[McKenzie]

Got to be a min of .240 in the uk for roe and larger

No it doesn’t.

 

[Trickyd66]

No it doesn’t.

OK. Sorry, Scotland excluded. Possibly NI as well?

 

[ChrisWill184]

I cut one up for a landowner who had found a roe at the side of the road.

I didn’t bother with anything to do with the insides (as they were really bloated by the time I got to it!) Took the loins and rear legs off and they looked absolutely fine.

Out of curiosity, I have heard an awful lot of people saying how the meat is poor if there has been any period of stress before an animal has died. I will admit to one particular roe that was poorly shot and needed an additional shot to finish it about 10mins later. That tasted fine to me.

Of the people that have eaten something that has ‘stressed’ before dying, how different is the taste / meat to you? Have eaten numerous birds that have been pricked and found no issue with these either.

 

[kenbro]

I cut one up for a landowner who had found a roe at the side of the road.

I didn’t bother with anything to do with the insides (as they were really bloated by the time I got to it!) Took the loins and rear legs off and they looked absolutely fine.

Out of curiosity, I have heard an awful lot of people saying how the meat is poor if there has been any period of stress before an animal has died. I will admit to one particular roe that was poorly shot and needed an additional shot to finish it about 10mins later. That tasted fine to me.

Of the people that have eaten something that has ‘stressed’ before dying, how different is the taste / meat to you? Have eaten numerous birds that have been pricked and found no issue with these either.

Did read that some people who eat dogs deliberately stress (Torture?) them to get their adrenaline flowing for flavour.
Ken.

 

[paulst]

To be honest I’ve never noticed much if any difference between stressed and unstressed venison. Could well be my palate though.

 

[Bo Diddley]

I've eaten plenty of road kill and I'm still here.