Road kill on the menu...

[Craftypig]

There is a man on telly going round collecting dead pheasants, pigeons and anything else he can pick up......

[Mamyalynne]

Seems happy enough on it.

[Old_Geezer]

Saw a trailer on that recently. I'm having difficulty justifying why I don't think it seems "too nice" since, well at least if it is freshly killed, what's the big difference between it and abattoir killed meat ? Unsure stuff that's been lying in the sun for a few days is similar though.

[B00]

And why not?

Seems a shame to let them go to waste.

[Buenchico]

There's a guy I've met, with a motorcycle and trailer, who drives around the Thetford Forest roads every morning, collecting road kill deer. Apparently the venison is excellent!

[Old_Geezer]

Ask him if he can get us a swan for Xmas dinner.

[mrs_overall]

He's just done a lovely BBQ - those kebabs on skewers looked tasty

[askyourgran]

I agree with OG, if it had a note attached just killed at x hours today OK, but what if there were insects etc inside it or it was a very hot day. Don't think I'd fancy it, unless of course we were all starving.

[Euphemia]

I hope he is confident that they are not sick when they get killed on the road.

[HowardKennitby]

It is not an option here in a city but I believe if you are sure it is fresh it will not do you any harm. I would be concerned about the fact that it would not have had the blood drained from it.

[shaneystar2]

It made me laugh really .He says he saves loads on buying meat but must spend what he saves on petrol cruising around looking for the roadkill .And he had gulls in his freezer ..bleugh
I thought they were all extremely weird .
I mean who races from one supermarket to the next to save two bob on a packet of jammy dodgers.
Come on Boo ..I bet you'd love that woman with her purse full of money off vouchers ..hahaaa...

[B00]

Whdda mean? I AM that woman with the purseful of vouchers! Mr Boo walks off in embarrassment when I get them out.

[alid5]

Hope they repeat it
Accidentally killed a rabbit last year reversed car took it home, skinned and gutted it, and had it for dinner next day LLLLLLLLLovely

[Mosaic]

This is a fascinating topic if you scratch the surface. Logically, it's all protein, maggots n all. Alright, if it's gone green and smells awful it's off the menu, but good hot cooking will kill bacteria, and don't butchers and poulterers hang meat for X amount of time before it reaches the shops?
I once saw a bloke swerve to wing a pheasant, pull over and retrieve the carcass. Fair game!
I'm surprised that thre is venison road kill in such abundance - you'd knw if one of them hit your car and you might come off worse. Imagine the insurance claims when they ask for evidence of said deer, only to discover it's gorn into someone's pie.

[starone]

My freezer is full of pheasant. I haven't bought any meat for years (courtesy of a friend who goes shooting). I also have an occasional rabbit and wild duck but he says there is mixy (can't spell the whole word) in the rabbit world at the moment so none of them. With road kill at least you don't have to watch out for little pellets of lead! I am an expert at preparing them. I am sure there are not many about who can do that now, apart from butchers. If you were really hungry and had no money to buy food you would eat anything edible. Believe me - I know from experience.

[LoftyLottie]

I have pheasants and partridge running round the garden. I live in the middle of a farming estate where shoots are happening all the time and I think the game come specially to us for winter refuge. Would I shoot and eat them - well only as a last resort if I were starving. Actually I can't stand game. Oh yes, we also have loads of rabbits and woodpigeon. No need to clear them off the road. There are also deer in the wood behind.

As for road kill, I just couldn't face scraping them up off the road. Dead pheasants abound on the roads around here - daft creatures seem to have suicide tendencies.

[LoftyLottie]

LOL about the Jammy Dodgers Shaney!! I watched the programme and was amazed. That poor child probably spends half his life trailing around supermarkets. What a sad life!!

[tamborine]

Road kill would have bruised meat & is usually condemned.

http://www.fao.org/DO...3/X6909E/x6909e04.htm

[heathfield]

Agree with Tamborine. But here's a story...Years ago a local driver knocked down two pheasants that were fighting in the middle of the road. He stopped, and just as he picked them up. the local bobby drove up. ''What's all this, Georgie?'' he asked, ''You know pheasants are out of season.'' ''I just hit them with the car, that's all.'' Georgie replied. ''Ah well.'' said the policeman.'' I'll just have to take them as evidence!'' - and made off with them in the back of his car!