This is actually pretty cool. Thanks for the very helpful informative video. I live in the city and I'm fascinated by this. Hopefully I can move out of the city someday and enjoy the nature more.
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Thanks Kenny and Thomas. This was very educational. I believe that each one of these videos that takes a tiny piece of the stigma away from the ignorance of wasting is worth gold.
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The guy skinning the deer reminds me of myself. I can walk barefoot around the house in the snow and I've never worn gloves but don't let my ears get cold lol
Commonsense. Yeah, discard anything green or smelly! Here is another video, this one demonstrating how to tan a deer hide: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-mmJz6Ok0GJw.html
If you have never gutted a deer in the field after shooting it and then took it home and processed it yourself I would not recommend you pick up roadkill at all. If you can stop and safely drag a roadkill (be sure it is dead) off the road and over the embankment then other wild creatures will make quick work of it. I have seen a mule deer go from dead to skeleton in under 5 days. Venison is not like beef and you have to know what you are doing to properly gut, skin and age venison for quality meat. Venison can have a real gamey taste and you do not want any fat on it. Nor do you want wounded portions meat that is bloody purple were the bullet or bumper hit it. That meat will spoil quickly and stink up the rest. And that is the beginning of how to do it!
@@thomasjelpel I would agree common sense not to eat smelly stuff but there is more to it than that. I have heard "not to eat bloodshot meat" but I don't have a feel for what that is or looks like. Having just processed my first road kill. I now have an idea, meat that is no longer firm but more gelatinous in texture. I opted not to process as I believe that is what took the blunt force of the car. Also, as a side note be careful of broken bones they can be very sharp. Do you have any suggestion on aging of meat and temps? Thanks
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I live in Michigan, a couple years ago I had an hour drive to work to hospital. I would drive to work if I seen a deer on Rd going to work and it wasn't there the day before I would pic it up on the way home. 8 deer that year.......I would take it up to our boxes that we fill for people in need and also give them to some veterans down the road from me who can't hunt. It kills me to see deer go to waste.
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Thanks Ester! I'm glad you enjoyed the video. Learn more about butchering roadkill deer in my book Foraging the Mountain West: www.hopspress.com/Books/Foraging_The_Mountain_West.htm
Also, you can just remove the skin from a portion, even if you only want one leg, and cut the leg off. You don't even need to skin it all the way or get into the gut cavity. You can be wasteful and quick. Its a free animal and you didn't kill it, so just take what you want and dont think you have to treat it like you hunted it. Its just food.
If the eyes are clear or cloudy, of if the abdomen is bloated are good signs. However in the right conditions (40f or lower) a deer can stay good for a day or two I believe. I've picked up bloated deer that weren't gamey or off tasting at all though, if the meat is bad it will let you know. Also the best way to get a salvage deer is to join FB groups dedicated to reporting them if your area has one, unless you see roadkill super often
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"Anyone looking to pick up a dead animal on the road to be used for meat or furs must have a permit provided by the Indiana Department of Natural Resources." www.heraldbulletin.com/news/local_news/indiana-in-depth-the-rundown-on-roadkill/article_76ca4070-11fb-5730-82a2-890d3549e8cc.html
Montana. We have lots of grass and thus lots of big game animals. Here's another video you might enjoy: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-mmJz6Ok0GJw.html
Probably too late to expect a response on this video, but is there anything to look for to determine how long animals or specifically deer have been laying Been there. Also anything to look for to determine if it’s “safe” or not?
A roadkill may be good for days in winter, but only hours in summer. At 60 mph you can generally tell by how much the carcass has settled or flattened out on the bottomside against the road.
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Interesting fact it’s illegal to pick up roadkill and harvest it in the state of Texas I’m assuming because of the hotter temperatures meat spoils very quickly.
There is a nationwide trend towards legalizing use of roadkill. In Montana there was no law for or against it, but a provision that the only legal methods of taking game were those spelled out in the law, so roadkill was illegal by omission. Basically, people utilized roadkill for decades, then wondered if it was legal, and people said it was illegal, but nobody knew why, and even law enforcement officials would only guess, such as, "It's too hazardous to stop beside the road to pick it up," or "the state doesn't want to be liable for someone getting sick," etc, yet law enforcement officers were sometimes donating roadkill to be processed for the food bank, so finally a sheriff turned legislator introduced a bill to formally legalize roadkill. The law only applies to ungulates, such as deer, elk, and antelope, not other game animals, such as bear.
It is illegal in California as well,at the moment.Next year a new law will take effect,legalizing it with a permit process like Montana.Of course people have done for years anyway.😉
I don't think I have ever seen anyone hang a Deer from the neck to skin it...usually strung with a bar between the tendons on the back legs...it makes it easier to skin and quarter. Also, you take great care not to rupture the gut sack, and take out the heart and liver from the gut pack. I guess our way is okay, you got the job done. You might consider just taking cloths and wiping down the meat to remove the hair, that much water can create all sorts of cross contamination. I lived for many years, safely on wild game. Hide looks good. Hey, my dog would love the bones!
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Ive been on the road a lot and men! I see 2 road kill deers per day. Lots and lots of waste. Dont even seen other animals trying to eat it. Hard to tell how long its been killed though.
Yes, there is so much waste, it is truly unfortunate. Here is a related video you might enjoy: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-mmJz6Ok0GJw.html
Ha! Yeah, it's important to pick them up fresh. In cool weather that can be 24 hours or more, but in warm weather you'd better get there quick! Here's info on our Deer Processing Intensive: www.greenuniversity.com/Class_Schedule/Deer_Processing_Intensive.htm
Shucks, my uncle Roger waits at least a week. And its easier to skin the raccoon then. Raccoon stew is DELISH! Specially when ya drink some Pinoqachole with it! Helps digestion and really cuts the grease!
I just watched a deer get nailed 10mins ago! My chick has dropped what she's doing in town to go swipe the legs! She's such a savage. unfortunately I'm a truck driver who's working so I don't get to be there😔. But then again if I wasn't working I wouldn't have seen it go down 😄
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Any right not specifically given to the states or the federal government is reserved by the people. So I guess this includes picking up roadkill lol. People tend to forget the government doesn’t grant you rights. If there isn’t a law against it, the assumption is it is legal
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No problem. But I bet I could do a much better and cleaner job using my razor-sharp titanium-tipped molybdenum-steel axe. My secret? I sharpen (the axe) with a wooden file, and using Ecuadorean Pinoqachole liqueur for lubrication. And the venison tastes better too!
It is often necessary to throw away large portions of the meat due to bruising, but in this case, the deer was hit in the head. Here is another video, this one demonstrating how to tan a deer hide: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-mmJz6Ok0GJw.html
@@PopPopOnline corn soybeans turn ups all that usually crops are not organic they're usually GMO or at least use some sort of non-organic chemical fertilizer
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