Is fresh "roadkill"

[McMouse]

safe to cook and eat?
Maybe I should post this on food and drink,

[squarebear]

Depends what it is. Some wildlife will definitely carry parasites and I personally wouldn't recommend it.

[LoftyLottie2]

If it is really fresh, ie. you have knocked it over or seen it killed and it is pheasant or partridge, then it will be as safe as any other bird shot for food. But I wouldn't risk picking up and eating something that may have been dead for quite a while.

I live in an area which is full of pheasants and partridge which are reared for shooting and, believe me, people do pick them up and take them home if they run into them on the roads.

I personally don't like game birds so wouldn't bother.

[tamborine]

not badger, fox or hedghog

[paddywak]

Depends on how fresh it is. I live in a country area and over the years I've picked up and eaten many a rabbit, hare and pheasant I've clipped and killed and on on memorable occassion I'd been out in the a works van to pick up a workmate when a deer decided to commit suicide (didn't do the van any good either). I'd be a bit dubious about just picking something up though, you dont know how long it's been there or just what killed it

[rinkytink]

Check this guy out:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/insideout/southwest/serie s6/roadkill.shtml

There was a documentary on BBC about him a short while ago.

[Postdog]

One morning I saw a deer dead on the road (fresh) so I picked it up, and sold it to a local butcher - he was happy to have it.