OT -- Beef Jerky

[jaybob]

I actually did claim roadkill once.... and I ate it!!

Was driving down the local interstate during the middle of the day with a buddy when up ahead we see a doe headed for the highway.

I was in the passenger seat and pointed the deer out to my buddy and said here she comes..you better watch out.

As we got farther along the deer kept coming at us so we started to slow down.

Well first the deer made it across the opposing lane of traffic miraculously. She then crossed the median and ran smack dab into the side of the car ahead of us. So the deer goes spinning like a frisbee over to the shoulder. The car ahead of us pulls over and we tuck in behind. The elderly gentleman behind the wheel said to me as I walked up to his window "what happened??" The impact broke out their rear side window and dented the whole side of the car.

Well then I ran back to the deer and she was struggling to get up, but the light in her eyes went out a few seconds later. So I called the state trooper and he came out and gave me a tag for the deer. I loaded it up and drove home.

Turns out the impact knocked all of the deers guts out of it's abdominal cavity and they lodged between the skin and meat. However only about 25% of the meat was ruined. I took the good stuff to the locker and had some yummy deer sticks out of season and almost for free.

[jkevinlilly]

The only roadkill I ever ate was a rabbit that was hit by the car in front of me, and only the head was damaged. My wife was still flabbergasted that I actually stopped and picked it up.

A friend of mine once got a pretty decent four point buck that had very little damage. He figured it was only fair, since his wife had sacrificed a headlight assembly and front fender of his pickup for it.

Kevin