SHOTTGUNKELLY 11 Posted January 19, 2011 Report Share Posted January 19, 2011 pick up a large doe at the week end off the side of the road whilst taking the missus shopping and was wondering how many others do? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
scothunter 12,609 Posted January 19, 2011 Report Share Posted January 19, 2011 yea but only if i seen them killed or if im in the car that hit them. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
craigyboy 1,274 Posted January 19, 2011 Report Share Posted January 19, 2011 all the time,and because i travel the same roads on a regular basis i know its fresh if its to squashed for me,then the dog doesnt mind Quote Link to post Share on other sites
CarraghsGem 92 Posted January 19, 2011 Report Share Posted January 19, 2011 (edited) only if i see it killed (unless i find it wounded then i dispatch) Edited January 19, 2011 by CarraghsGem Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jf1970 328 Posted January 19, 2011 Report Share Posted January 19, 2011 know a lad who picked up a dead rabbit at the side of the road, took it home and fed it to the ferrets, next morning they were both dead, so no, unless i hit it or seen it being hit Quote Link to post Share on other sites
theferreter 311 Posted January 19, 2011 Report Share Posted January 19, 2011 if it happens in front of me then why not took a few rabbits home for the ferrets that have been hit and killed Quote Link to post Share on other sites
stubby 175 Posted January 20, 2011 Report Share Posted January 20, 2011 if the blood is red and running, fine Ill take it, if its darker and sticky I'll leave Quote Link to post Share on other sites
yoggerman 5 Posted January 20, 2011 Report Share Posted January 20, 2011 all you have to do is feel if its still warm.. if its not leave it.. also it only takes about 12 hours in my experiance for a deers stomach to swell up with the gasses, when the belly starts to swell up youl see the rear leg start to cock up and eventualy look like its tryin to do the splits.. so if its laid in its side with its legs spread in the air like jordan at a cage-fighting convention then i would say deffo leave it.. with pheasants feel em for warmth and most are killed by car bumpers hitting there heads so the body is intact.. if not leave em alone.. and always make sure its safe to stop , ie not on a blind bend or such Quote Link to post Share on other sites
unlacedgecko 1,466 Posted January 20, 2011 Report Share Posted January 20, 2011 Ive never eaten any roadkill, and I dont have any animals to feed it to at the moment, but if it is something interesting (badger, fox etc) and not too badly damaged, I take it for the skin. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Moll. 1,770 Posted January 20, 2011 Report Share Posted January 20, 2011 When the ferrets had young and were emptying the freezers i would get dead pheasants etc, only if they were fresh though. Road kill deer is usually a waste of time, unless you are on it straight after the impact as the guts are usually burst inside, taints the meat. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
skycat 6,173 Posted January 20, 2011 Report Share Posted January 20, 2011 My OH sometimes brings home road kill munties: there's loads round here and they haven't any road sense: as long as they aren't blown up they are fine for the dogs. I'd be wary about picking up anything else as it could have been poisoned, though very fresh rabbits that I know have been car hit I'll take. Depends on your area I guess and who might be chucking poison around Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest bullterrier Posted January 20, 2011 Report Share Posted January 20, 2011 when were going fishing early in the morning sometimes if we hit a rabbit or see a rabbit being we take them for a friends ferrets also had pheasant but never a deer .. .john Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Born Hunter 17,743 Posted January 20, 2011 Report Share Posted January 20, 2011 Had a munty doe that I just couldnt pass up. Still warm and bloody. Very few deer round here compared to other areas so I always stop for a road kill dear. Cant be fecked with rabbits and other small game unless I hit it not to fast. (pheasants at 70mph really arnt even worth ferret food) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Moll. 1,770 Posted January 20, 2011 Report Share Posted January 20, 2011 I had a pheasant fly into my bonnet at about 70mph...£300 of damage! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GET THEM OUT (.)(.) 39 Posted January 20, 2011 Report Share Posted January 20, 2011 I had a pheasant fly into my bonnet at about 70mph...£300 of damage! a friend had one square in the mush at 70mph while he was on a superbike ! 2 new teeth, :sick: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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