A couple of weeks back I saw my first ever bear in NC. Dead on the side of Rt. 9. It was quickly tagged and covered (by Fish & Wildlife, I assume) and was absolutely monstrous. It sat there for a couple of days before it was, apparently, buried on the spot.

Which sparked quite a bit of conversation amongst myself and neighbors.

That thing coulda supplied a whole hell of a lot of meat. Not to mention how much grease could be rendered from it and used for frying.

There’s actually a great article about eating roadkill here and people at the Wildroots Collective(in Madison Co.) kind of specialize in it.

So, anyone ever eaten roadkill? Would you? Why or why not?

My Dad hit a big turkey in Virginia on November 21rst 1985. We ate it.

i ate a good bit of a fawn an acquaintance and i processed on the spot, next to the rt 20 in CA. It was tasty, as expected. i liked the backstrap the best. lightly grilled with some veggies and spices…

people claim ‘wild’ meat is “gamey.” i dont really agree. most of it has to do with how it is harvested and processed, not to mention cooked.

on that same trip i was gathering a ton of apples, almonds, and figs, so the fawn was a great bonus… had a drying rack set up in the back window of my car.

a cop stopped and chatted us up a bit. he seemed kinda tickled by what we were doing…

here’s a thread that went nowhere…

http://www.mountainx.com/forums/viewthread/1054/

edit: wow, i never realized wildroots has such a great website. or any website, for that matter.

Willits!

The (PFKaP) - 22 July 2009 08:33 PM

edit: wow, i never realized wildroots has such a great website. or any website, for that matter.

Yeah, they’ve got a great website. Here’s another good one I found thru their’s.

tatuaje are you an Anarchist ?

no,  he is an antichrist.

Thought so..

That’s (one of the many places) where the bible ###### up.

There’s not just one.

We are legion.

I have heard that in some places, deer killed by motor vehicles, are given to local institutions that serve the poor or elderly.  Here is a solution in one town.

ROAD KILL COOK-OFF
http://angelalovell.blogspot.com/2009/05/road-kill-cook-off.html

tatuaje - 22 July 2009 08:09 PM

A couple of weeks back I saw my first ever bear in NC. Dead on the side of Rt. 9. It was quickly tagged and covered (by Fish & Wildlife, I assume) and was absolutely monstrous. It sat there for a couple of days before it was, apparently, buried on the spot.

Which sparked quite a bit of conversation amongst myself and neighbors.

That thing coulda supplied a whole hell of a lot of meat. Not to mention how much grease could be rendered from it and used for frying.

There’s actually a great article about eating roadkill here and people at the Wildroots Collective(in Madison Co.) kind of specialize in it.

So, anyone ever eaten roadkill? Would you? Why or why not?

Dude, I live like 1/4 mile from where that bear was. That thing was absolutely humongous.