How to Eat Roadkill
Eating roadkill can provide you with a free source of meat that hasn't been factory farmed. It's free from the antibiotics pumped into most supermarket meat. Before you pick up any dead animal, there are a few things to consider. Does this Spark an idea?
Instructions
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Find roadkill. You may spot roadkill from your car. Many animals who are hit by cars survive long enough to make it off the road. You can find more roadkill by walking or cycling along the road.
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Know how to tell which meat is edible. A good way to know if roadkill is fresh is to look for roadkill on the roads you normally drive. If the roadkill wasn't there the day before, it's fresh. Don't eat roadkill that smells rotten, has maggots or fly eggs, looks sick or has ruptured organs. Roadkill with rigor mortis should still be good for a day during warm weather and three to four days in cold weather.
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Clean and butcher the meat. Most butcher shops specialize in meats like beef or venison, so you should be able to do this yourself. You can toss the carcass in the fridge or freezer to use at a later date. As you clean the carcass, look for bones that may be embedded in the tissue.
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Cook and eat your meal. "The Original Roadkill Cookbook" by Buck Peterson is available online at Amazon. It offers recipes and tips on how to eat roadkill. Be sure to cook your meat at a high degree to allow the meat's internal temperature to reach the point where dangerous organisms are killed.
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Tips & Warnings
Eating roadkill is illegal in some areas.
Some farmers use poison to kill unwanted animals, so some roadkill may actually be poisoned.
