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[Peace-bwu]

Island Oak:

Hmmm…“road-kill caserole.” I bet that’s a close culinary cousin of the “train wreck special” we used to get from the school cafeteria in H.S.

After my Brother in law hit and kept his two deer, we found a funny cookbook in New Orleans for “road kill” we bought it as a joke.

 

[Krasnaya_Kometa]

It’s always best to be careful, though:





This is also why big trucks are nice. But if the conditions indicate possible deer, just slow down. Always be ready for a Kobayashi Maru, though sometimes there’s really nothing you can do.

 

[captaincatholic]

Peace-bwu:

Hmmm… interesting. So when a deer is hit by a car the adrenaline in their body makes the meat taste different? There are places in Ohio and Delaware with waiting lists for people with liscenses who want the fresh roadkill deer. I have never heard that the adrenaline makes the deer taste different. Intersting thought. You learn something new every day!

My Brother IL., a liscensed hunter in Ohio killed two deer with his truck in one season and was allowed to keep both of them. He also raises cattle so had pleanty of experience in butchering and storing meat. I had a few venison steaks from that, and I dont remember it tasting any different.

I always thought America should be eating deer and Buffalo- Bison and Wild turkey, rather than cows, they are better for the land and apparently healthier. Yes I guess I’m a bit odd. Deer and Bison are yummy, and so is wild turkey, and fresh fish! It’s more humane to the animals too, they have a better life before they become food! My dad took me hunting when I was 2 yrs old for squirrel, I bawled my eyes out when he began skinning it in front of me, I’ve never been hunting since, but luckily we have some hunters in the family so I get to partake of their spoils every now and then! My dad’s an avid fisherman now, but he is a catch and release kinda guy now. He also has not been huting since that fatefull day when he scarred me for life! He still feels bad about that, LOL !

Hehe!

I agree that there is no difference in the taste of the meat, at least in most cases. I think what makes more of a difference is how it is processed afterward.

I grew up in a hunting family too, and, although a baby on the way keeps me from going out this year, my husband is going out for his first time with my Dad and the gang!

I think it’s a great food source, very humane, and actually good food!

 

[RCCDefender]

Okay, this first part may not be relevant…

We were driving home late one night (doing 65 mph) and a huge black dog crossed our path. DH hit him, of course, and somehow managed to keep the car in the lane. Unfortunately, our radiator went from looking like this: ---- to looking like this: v !

The relevant part…

After we got a tow truck to tow us home, the driver was telling us all kinds of horror stories about people hitting cows and deer and bears.

So, just drive slow. If other people don’t like it they can go around you and be the ones to wreck into the animals!

 

[Trelow]

My problem is that it’s hard to hang out the window and work a lever-action while driving. I might have to upgrade to one of them fancy auto-loaders for driving and such.

My poor wife, she gets irate because I always want to stop and cut the tenderloins out of the deer that have been hit.