Legalizing Roadkill in Oregon...

[WAYNO]

We've finally joined many other states.

I always wondered why it was okay to waste a fresh road kill... But it takes a permit? How can this go wrong? :?


http://www.oregonlive.com/pacific-northwest-news/index.ssf/2017/06/you_can_finally_legally_harvest_roadkill_in_oregon.html

 

[Bear Paw Jack]

Wayno, you need to get a permit. You've got the perfect truck for that. I would never expect you to run down anything, this is just in case something runs in front of you. :mrgreen:

 

[Fox Mike]

If Maryland has one I sure don't know about it. I do know that I have seen road-kill deer taken 'on the spot', more than once, so I am relatively sure that in those cases no one obtained a permit to do so. :roll: :roll:

 

[Heliman]

Years ago I was leaving work and at about 30 mph hit a deer with my truck. No damage to my truck, but the deer wound up jammed under the suspension still alive and kicking. A co-worker stopped and saw the deer. He jumped back into his truck, grabbed his bow and dispatched the spike buck. He subsequently dragged it out from under my truck and tagged the deer saying, "Well got my deer for the year!" Not my idea of the hunt, but to each his own.......

Dave

 

[nvbirdman]

There are meat hunters and trophy hunters. Your friend is a meat hunter.

 

[eveled]

I found one with a broken back, and finished him with a hammer to the head. The meat was tough.

The car that hit him left some plastic pieces and his windshield washer fluid reservoir in the road. It was a really cold night below 0° f the plastic must have just shattered.

 

[WAYNO]

In rural areas, which is most of Oregon, fresh roadkill has been discretely placed in pickups for years, as it should be. I've known folks, that although illegal, have been told by a cop or two on the scene, "take it with you".

The Oregon legislature does nothing well, other than generating new revenue. My suspicion is these permits will come at a cost. So....Since poaching is big business out in the sticks, now poaching via roadkill will be legal and respectable.

WAYNO.

 

[SAJohn]

I also have been aboard Wayno's truck out in the boondocks. There is no way he is going to get any road kill, at least not by accident. :)

Here in Central Oregon, at dusk, on a back road you really have to slow down when going around a corner. I have had other cars behind me upset until we come face to face with a half dozen or so big mule deer.

I see lots of dead deer off the side of the road (saw one today). Odd that I never see a damaged car to go with the dead deer.

A few years ago,a badly car injured deer crawled into my back 40 about 400 yards from the nearest country road. I called the local Sheriff's office and told them what I had and that the deer was suffering and needed to be put down immediately. They told me I would have to wait for a Deputy. I told them they had 5 minutes or I was going to do it regardless of the law. All the Deputy had was his duty 9mm Glock so, with his permission, I used my Winchester 30-30.

Another time I had to put down a Porcupine out on that same road. Let me tell you, those guys are hard to kill with a .22 head shot.

John

 

[Bear Paw Jack]

If you don't hit the porcupine just right the scream they have is pretty impressive. :) Tough critters for sure.

 

[kmoore]

I was a game trooper for 8 years in Oregon, now retired from OSP but, not police work. It was asked by me in 2002 why road kill cannot be allowed to be used by the person who struck it to ODFW director at our annual meeting. I was told that they believe people will be running over Bambi with their 40,000 (now days 65,000) dollar trucks to eat some deer meat or for the antlers. That was crazy thinking but, others where in charge not me. What really sucked is because of that law, none of the many people who rescue wild game. Manly Bear, wolves, cougar or even Wildlife Safari in Southern Oregon or Wild Cat Haven was never allowed to pick up road kill to feed their animals. Maybe now they will be able to, I have not read thru the new law yet. I must say to all those who want to eat a deer that was hit and had major body damage go ahead. I had to as all game troopers go out to deer/elk calls about road stuck if it occurred near where we were working. Not many deer could be salvaged for human food, Elk that is different story.
Those that live in Oregon, ORS 498.016 is taking crippled or helpless wildlife. Yes, you can and should kill a animal that is not going to survive. Look up the law so you know it. Most police do not know that law, mostly only game cops understand or know it.

 

[contender]

Like kmoore,,, I have links to the wildlife laws & such. I'm a state certified Animal Damage Control Agent. That fancy title says I can work around the hunting & trapping laws with proper permits. I'm also a Hunter Safety Instructor.
In NC,, we have a law that allows the keeping of road-kill animals,, with a permit. The permits are free. I have seen damaged vehicles, & injured wildlife that needed killing.
In NC,, the idea of a permit for possession of a carcass is there to assist wildlife officers in their job, and to allow folks to legally keep an animal & not have it go against the possession limits allowed by their hunting license. And, by having a permit,,, if a person has a deer in their truck, or their possession, somewhere a LEO of some form has issued the permit. If a person has a deer & no permit,, then they can be charged with poaching.
As long as the permits are free,, it seems to be a good thing. At least here it works,, and Lord knows we have plenty of poachers too.

 

[SR1911SHOOTER]

When l was stationed in Virginia, they also allowed pickup of roadkill. At that time, no permit was required. Damage to your
vehicle was proof enough.

 

[toysoldier]

I heard about an incident involving a deer and a motorcycle. Other motorists quickly stopped. The deer went into one pickup, the motorcycle in another, and the rider was left on the road. :(

 

[golferboy426]

Like kmoore,,, I have links to the wildlife laws & such. I'm a state certified Animal Damage Control Agent. That fancy title says I can work around the hunting & trapping laws with proper permits. I'm also a Hunter Safety Instructor.
In NC,, we have a law that allows the keeping of road-kill animals,, with a permit. The permits are free. I have seen damaged vehicles, & injured wildlife that needed killing.
In NC,, the idea of a permit for possession of a carcass is there to assist wildlife officers in their job, and to allow folks to legally keep an animal & not have it go against the possession limits allowed by their hunting license. And, by having a permit,,, if a person has a deer in their truck, or their possession, somewhere a LEO of some form has issued the permit. If a person has a deer & no permit,, then they can be charged with poaching.
As long as the permits are free,, it seems to be a good thing. At least here it works,, and Lord knows we have plenty of poachers too.

do you get the permit BEFORE you hit the deer? If not makes no sense.Nobody is gonna get the permit after the impact

 

[contender]

No, you get the permit after the deer has been hit & killed. The reporting officer can issue a permit,, or a wildlife officer can issue the possession permit.
Any yes,, many folks do get the permit. In fact,, I used to help the local LEO's before I got certified in ADC by going to a recover a deer when it was hit locally. I'd ALWAYS call a wildlife officer to get a permit. By following the laws,,, and being known to do so is one of the reasons a wildlife officer cornered me & told me about the (then) new state ADC program. He told me he wanted me to get ADC certified.

 

[WAYNO]

We still don't know how the permit system will work in Oregon. Oregon is huge, and most of it is mountains, forests, and desert. The closest cop could be 2+ hours away, and could be busy with something more pressing. If folks have to get a permit after the fact, it's not gonna change anything. It will lay in the road til it's ground into the pavement, or until the next road crew happens by to pick it up.

 

[golferboy426]

No, you get the permit after the deer has been hit & killed. The reporting officer can issue a permit,, or a wildlife officer can issue the possession permit.
Any yes,, many folks do get the permit. In fact,, I used to help the local LEO's before I got certified in ADC by going to a recover a deer when it was hit locally. I'd ALWAYS call a wildlife officer to get a permit. By following the laws,,, and being known to do so is one of the reasons a wildlife officer cornered me & told me about the (then) new state ADC program. He told me he wanted me to get ADC certified.

that works I did not anticipate the officer being able to issue permit...... still in the sticks where I frequent you'd wait 2 hours or more for a response.. that doesn't work