How many of you stop to look at road kill

[elkhunter1313]

Yep, almost all the time I am turning my head to roadkill...especially in the winter..I have only picked up one animal, a HUGE badger that was freshly killed....

[RLDilworth]

I just about hit a big skunk to night. wow

[RoyalOaksTaxidermy]

I ALWAYS look at road kill.... But unfortunately Calif has a law prohibiting anyone from taking the dead critters no matter if they are in perfect shape and a animal that has no limit no season. Makes no sense to me. I mean a coyote you can shoot anytime... Why let it lay??? I think I should be able to take that if I can use it..
  On our way to hunting trips I check out all the regs for each state we pass thru and if its a road kill legal state You can bet your boots my butt will stop every time LOL....Hey you never know when you might luck out and find a great specimen I picked up a gorgeous red fox in WYoming that had no damage at all It was lying on the side of the road so yes I did make hubby do a U-turn in the middle of the road with the trailer to go back and get it LOL.. It was worth it!! I got my very first red fox, and its a gorgeous bugger! Cant wait to mount it..
 

[elkhunter1313]

Rae...THAT WAS MY FOX!!!!! 

seriously i almost had the biggest road kill today...I did see a red fox but it was still alive and running away from the road...but the big road kill would have been someone's unfortunate COW...that got on the wrong side of the fence and was walking along I-80...man I am glad i didn't hit it...would have torn my big rig up

[Trappersteph]

I always pick up any furbearers in season that look good. Legal in maryland, and I heard they are making it legal in PA if you have a furtaker lisc and the animal is in season, except bobcats. Also I could  get something out of season in MD and the DNR MIGHT give me a permit for it. I would only try that if it was something oddball like an albino fox, or an otter, or a fox pup. Plus there are 2 counties in MD that have fox open year round, so any fox on the road  there year round would be ok without a permit from DNR( like fox pups).

Deer in MD, the DNR will bring you a roadkill tag when you call to tell them you got a roadkill deer you want to keep. It is free, even if its an 18 pt buck. PA charges 10.00 per pt on antlers if a roadkill you want is a buck. PGC -anything to make some money...

[rodlrock]

 Don't but I know of a guy (kinda sick I think but thats me )He stops to take photos of them not so bad you say well he keeps little army men and stuff in his car just for that.He puts the army men on or around the kill ,he use's all kinds of little toys like that.I saw some of his stuff it is not my cup of tea.

[Jims Wildlife Studio]

I would have to say year's ago, when first getting started. After 24 year's of full time work When I see a road kill I can't drive past fast enough. LOL

[RoyalOaksTaxidermy]

ROFLMAO ElkHunter  I warned you I was coming to Wyoming LOL You must have been snmoozing or something      I dont know what it is about that state but there sure isnt much road kill where we were at.. I think the freaking wind blows them all away LOL...Over past Savory I saw several porcupines but they looked "TOO" dead LOL.. They were as round as beachballs LOL. Missed out on a batch of coons too. The biologist said hed seen some fresh killed in the direction we were going, but when we got to where they were they were like sail coons.. Flat as pancakes.. Could have used them for fresbies..
  My FIL is thinking we might see if we can make a trip back to Wyoming just to hunt fox later this winter. Depends on if we can squeeze in another trip. WE are pressed for time now as it is. Our last out of state hunt (so far) is the day after Christmas when we go back to COlorado for elk. SO not too sure if Ill have a chance to hit Wyoming again or not.
  I have a special ice chest set aside for my hides and one for road kill LOL>. People should know better then to ask me what is in them LOL....

[elkhunter1313]

OK Rae:

 Well then you owe me one...LOL...keep me posted as to what you have for sale/trade when you get all your traipsing done...i've got a couple of neighbors who just discovered what i do in my secret back room and they went elk hunting and have promised me the cape and hide...AND the oler son wants to collaberate with me on tanning out whole coyotes...he is trapping them constantly...so now my secret is out and I am going to be SUPER-SWAMPED TAXIDERMIST....(Hmmm how do i put that on a shirt?)