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As far as I know, it's yours if ya want it.  Cop sounds like a douche.

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+1 to this.


Up here you would call a game warden, he would tell the cop to go pound and you go home with the venison.

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As far as I know, it's yours if ya want it.  Cop sounds like a douche.

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In AZ you can't.

Our game&fish laws out here will put your ass in a sling if you get caught picking up any sort of trophy animal remains with a little bit of skin/hair still attached.

Motorist survives after striking herd of elk with vehicle

A Gilbert man survived a collision with a herd of about seven elk on his way to work this week on Highway 260 near Payson.

Mark McElvain, 61, of Gilbert, was on his way to work from his Show Low summer home at around 6:45 a.m. Monday when the herd bolted in front of his Nissan Murano.

"The elk jumped in front of him from a hill next to the road," McElvain's wife, Toni, said.

McElvain swerved and landed in a ditch on the side of the road, but not before two elk went under the car and two more landed on his windshield. In all, seven animals were killed.

Car parts were spread out for about half a mile, said Toni. "It's truly a miracle that he was able to walk away from that, seeing how the car was left."

Mark McElvain said Department of Public Safety officials told him they had never seen an accident with so many elk involved.

McElvin suffered a few chemical burns from the airbag and a few minor scratches but was told he was in good condition by the paramedics who arrived at the scene, his wife said.

Accidents with wildlife around the Payson area are not unusual, said Sean Tanner, an Arizona native who has lived in Payson for more than three years and was the first person on the scene of the accident.

"This area between Star Valley and Payson
is a hot spot for these kinds of accidents," Tanner said.

Although several underground bridges have been established for wildlife crossings in the area, there are still elk that wander onto the roadway with oncoming traffic going between 55 and 65 mph.

An Arizona Game and Fish Department spokesperson for the Payson office, Bruce Sitko, said the department has been working with the Arizona Department of Transportation to minimize accidents involving wildlife. The several bridges that already exist are the result of such efforts.

DPS investigated another accident that day involving an elk that was struck by a Ford Taurus, said DPS spokesperson Harold Sanders.

According to Tanner, hunting season, which spans from Aug. 14 to the end of the year, is when the accidents happen the most. "At least one or two incidents of wildlife accidents are seen per week," he said.

Warning signs are posted along the road advising drivers of the dangers of wildlife crossing, but these are little help when elk jump in front of your car in a matter of seconds, he said.

Game and Fish officials issued salvage permits for the elk so that meat from the animals would not go to waste.

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This is a matter of state law. In NH, road kill is property of the state. I think the state used to have a road kill auction and sell off the pelts (or frozen carcasses).

As for eating it.

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A perfect example of how fucked up legislating is in general. what the fuck is wrong with people? how much money did the state expect to generate from crowds lining up to bid on carcasses?

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+1 to this.


Up here you would call a game warden, he would tell the cop to go pound and you go home with the venison.

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I have skinned out 2 that were killed by cars. One was not worth the time skinning because the meat was all bruised.

The other was a head only hit and was good eating.

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Wouldn't it be a bruised up, smashed up mess?

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Call 911 to sort it out.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bBa0blUoE8U

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This is a matter of state law. In NH, road kill is property of the state. I think the state used to have a road kill auction and sell off the pelts (or frozen carcasses).

As for eating it.

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In TX you can if the game warden releases it to you.  However the GW in my county takes most of them to a processor who processes the deer for a local shelter.  He told us that they had to do that because folks over in East TX had hitting deer down to an art.  He said they'd hit the deer in the head with the side view mirror so as to not mess up any meat.  Sounded to me like they had too many deer to begin with.

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Wouldn't it be a bruised up, smashed up mess?

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In Utah, no.

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If I hit one on the way home tonight, it will be going home in the back of my truck.  Not sure I'd call the cops?



Would probably call the insurance company first.  If they say call the cops then I'd do so.  Deer would be in the bed of the truck by the time the cop got there.

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http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa147/Chrismp51/HPIM0951.jpg

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Wife was on the phone with a friend. Friends daughter whacked a deer with her car. She is fine, car is totaled.
Daughter calls dad and he shows up at the scene. HUGE whitetail buck. Dad wants to keep the deer.
Cop says he can give it to anyone he wants and gave it to someone else who stopped.


Can the officer do that?

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I left work in Blacksburg, VA one night at 2am.....(Pizza shop manager while I was in school)....went to drive to NY to visit my Girlfriend (who was staying with her Aunt/Uncle for a few weeks).   On I-81, coming around near Salem, VA (driving a Mercury Lynx) at 80mph....a herd of deer in the highway.      I still don't know how I missed them all.

AFARR