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dipsydoodle

(42,239 posts)
Mon Apr 8, 2013, 05:34 AM Apr 2013

Montana legalises cooking and eating roadkill

Lawmakers in the US state have overwhelmingly passed a bill allowing locals to salvage meat from the carcasses of wild animals killed in road accidents.

When signed into law by the governor, Montana could become "the ultimate drive-through destination for adventurous foodies", the website Huffington Post noted.

Steve Lavin, the legislator who introduced the bill, said that the idea came to him as he drove the open highways of the predominantly rural state and started to count the carcasses lining the road.

"It really is a sin to waste a good meat," said Larry Jent, a state senator who also supports the legislation.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa/9977527/Montana-legalises-cooking-and-eating-roadkill.html

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Montana legalises cooking and eating roadkill (Original Post) dipsydoodle Apr 2013 OP
Why make a law over it? Ilsa Apr 2013 #1
I had a friend who used to pick up roadkill pipoman Apr 2013 #4
The turkey vultures arent going to be happy darkangel218 Apr 2013 #2
So THIS is where the chained-CPI is heading.... Junkdrawer Apr 2013 #3
maybe my 92 year old mum could hit a deer with her cane dembotoz Apr 2013 #5
You beat me to it! LOL reformist2 Apr 2013 #8
For millions... Oilwellian Apr 2013 #11
yuck Dorian Gray Apr 2013 #6
I fell for the "we serve roadkill" joke the first time I went to visit friends in OH dipsydoodle Apr 2013 #7
My Chowbrador named Bear will be thrilled & want to relocate ... Myrina Apr 2013 #9
Of course, they did... MrScorpio Apr 2013 #10

Ilsa

(61,675 posts)
1. Why make a law over it?
Mon Apr 8, 2013, 07:19 AM
Apr 2013

After all, "criminals" would have just taken the carcasses anyway.

I wouldn't bother stopping unless I actually hit the animal. I wouldn't take a chance on it being fresh enough to eat. And where do you field-dress it? Right there? What if you're hours from home?

 

pipoman

(16,038 posts)
4. I had a friend who used to pick up roadkill
Mon Apr 8, 2013, 08:21 AM
Apr 2013

because he was barely making it on his veterans disability...I even ate some with him a few times. He always looked to be sure the eyes were clear, what stage the rigor mortis was, and ambient temperatures..he never got sick as far as I knew..of coarse he would cut out the bruising and blood clots from the hit, and he cooked to 165 degrees plus..

dembotoz

(16,739 posts)
5. maybe my 92 year old mum could hit a deer with her cane
Mon Apr 8, 2013, 08:26 AM
Apr 2013

always liked the idea of food being inspected for quality and disease
guess that just makes me a socialist

dipsydoodle

(42,239 posts)
7. I fell for the "we serve roadkill" joke the first time I went to visit friends in OH
Mon Apr 8, 2013, 08:40 AM
Apr 2013

having noticed a sign at the side of a road outside an eating place . That evening I even got as far as suggesting we went eat there.

Myrina

(12,296 posts)
9. My Chowbrador named Bear will be thrilled & want to relocate ...
Mon Apr 8, 2013, 09:13 AM
Apr 2013

he loves road-squirrel ... it would certainly cut down on dog food expenses.

And hey, the way the sequester's going, the rest of us may need to start scavenging for meals this way, too ...

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