Montana legalises cooking and eating roadkill ['you kill it, you grill it' law.....]

telegraph.co.uk ^

[Sub-Driver]

Montana legalises cooking and eating roadkill

Montana has become the first US state to allow drivers to cook and serve carrion picked up from road accidents under a 'you kill it, you grill it' law.

By Philip Sherwell, New York

7:10PM BST 07 Apr 2013

Lawmakers in the US state have overwhelmingly passed a bill allowing locals to salvage meat from the carcasses of wild animals killed in road accidents.

When signed into law by the governor, Montana could become "the ultimate drive-through destination for adventurous foodies", the website Huffington Post noted.

Steve Lavin, the legislator who introduced the bill, said that the idea came to him as he drove the open highways of the predominantly rural state and started to count the carcasses lining the road.

"It really is a sin to waste a good meat," said Larry Jent, a state senator who also supports the legislation.

All wild animals were included in the initial draft. But amid fears that there would be an incentive for motorists to hit sheep, bears and bobcats, whose parts have financial value, Mr Lavin limited the legislation to deer, elk, moose and antelope.

The bill outlaws deliberately striking an animal. But some have expressed concerns that "you kill it, you grill it" legislation could nonetheless encourage such collisions.

[Sub-Driver]

Paging PETA!

[JRandomFreeper]

Anyone that has hit a large critter with a vehicle knows how badly it screws up the vehicle. That's an expensive meal.

I did once hit a couple of dove that bounced off the windshield and landed in the bed of the truck, and I certainly didn't waste them.

/johnny

[pieceofthepuzzle]

In this article they state that some legislators were concerned that people would purposefully try to hit animals for this purpose. They’ve limited the law to deer, elk, and a few others. I don’t know, but would anyone in their right mind purposely steer their vehicle to hit a large animals? I can’t imagine doing this to any animal, but wouldn’t it be potentially lethal to yourself to drive into a large animal?

[pieceofthepuzzle]

In this article they state that some legislators were concerned that people would purposefully try to hit animals for this purpose. They’ve limited the law to deer, elk, and a few others. I don’t know, but would anyone in their right mind purposely steer their vehicle to hit a large animals? I can’t imagine doing this to any animal, but wouldn’t it be potentially lethal to yourself to drive into a large animal?

[Jyotishi]

Well, have they also lifted the speed limits?

[Tench_Coxe]

"I don’t know, but would anyone in their right mind purposely steer their vehicle to hit a large animals?"

I once heard a story about a guy up north with a big pickup, a huge cage over the front, and 4-5 spotlights running along the top rail over the cab. He tended to hit a lot of deer for some reason.
That's what I heard, anyway.

[Las Vegas Ron]

I can’t imagine doing this to any animal, but wouldn’t it be potentially lethal to yourself to drive into a large animal?

[Carriage Hill]

Ummmmmmm, pass on that one.

[andyk]

Can you imagine the government that makes it illegal in the first place?

[Eagles6]

It's been legal here in PA for years. Not long ago I snatched up a little button buck someone had hit and broke it's neck. I don't know of anyone that would hit one on purpose, they do too much damage to the vehicle.

Used to be that LEOs were to take them or have them taken to orphanages and such but it never happened and most of it went to waste.

[Las Vegas Ron]

Here in Nevada there are a lot of open range highways, I’ve seen first hand some of the horrific accidents of cars colliding with stray cattle.

Why open range is still allowed is beyond me.

[hondact200]

I hit a deer with a 1965 Chevy (chrome bumper and I called the car the beast)deer went over the car and the car behind me was totaled after he hit. (Just a little quarter size dent in my bumper).

[Uncle Chip]

The Beware Roadside Diners Law —

[Vigilanteman]

Animal carcasses also create road hazards, not to mention magnets for crows, buzzards and additional scavengers which create further road hazards. This sounds like sensible legislation which could provide the added benefit of hastening carcass cleanup.

[Dr. Bogus Pachysandra]

Pretty sure it’s legal here in Ohio too. You hit it, you git it.

[Psalm 73]

“Don’t blame me if I’m slingin’ Bambi,
I’m just a man tryin’ ta feed my fambly....
roadkill.”

[Donkey Odious]

Ditto that....

I hit a cow broadside while I was driving a Camero (that I had only had for a week!). It rolled up over the hood, smashed the windshield and crunched the T-top. I ended up with only a few glass cuts in my arms, but the car was totalled....I don’t recommend it.

[bicyclerepair]

You gotta see the episode of Top Gear UK when their challenge was to go to Florida.....

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0074gdc

[E. Pluribus Unum]

In most states if you hit a deer all you have to do is call the local game warden and they'll let you have it.

Nobody hits a deer on purpose.

[TigersEye]

It’s legal in CO too and you don’t have to be the one who hit it. You do have to notify the CDoW and get permission from one of their officers. The officer will even finish it off if for you if it’s still kicking. You can put your name on a list and your local CDoW officer will call you when some roadkill becomes available.