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wizz

Joined: 06 Apr 2005
Posts: 561

Posted: Tue Nov 29, 11 7:37 pm Post subject: deer road kill

Not sure about the right thread for this one but here goes... What to do about the above?

Yesterday morning a small car obviously had a bit of an accident (smashed in front end) and parked up at the end of the long farm drive that we use as our access to the main road. It was only this morning that I noticed a small dead deer on the verge - so guess it might have been the cause and victim. It's obviously lain there (intact) for more than 24 hrs - so am assuming that no one is tempted to harvest this particular bit of road kill (and to be honest don't think i am either!) however I am guessing it's only a matter of time before it starts to attract wild scavengers - and i'm a bit worried that our mutt might be attracted/diverted down that way when out walking off lead - not good in view of the proximity of the road. It's obviously going to make waiting for the bus down there a bit whiffy too!

So whilst I guess we'll revert to the default position and leave it to be scavenged and decompose - anyone have any better ideas?

dpack

Joined: 02 Jul 2005
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Location: yes

Posted: Tue Nov 29, 11 7:43 pm Post subject:
grab any sound bits after 24 hrs i would stick to relatively undamaged muscle

misty07

Joined: 22 Jan 2010
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Location: swindon wiltshire

Posted: Tue Nov 29, 11 7:50 pm Post subject:
i would. open it up and just take whats good cant be no harm if been hit by car and only good bits taken

dpack

Joined: 02 Jul 2005
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Location: yes

Posted: Tue Nov 29, 11 8:41 pm Post subject:
pends how mangled it is ,even with no trauma i would only want the outside ,sling in wheelbarrow ,skin for the hide ,see if any meat looks ok with roadkill expect trauma to bruise some of the meat ,it wont matter in a stew spose it is the modern equivalent of chasing deer off a cliff 24 hrs is a bit long to leave the shopping at the side of the road

Tavascarow

Joined: 06 Aug 2006
Posts: 8407
Location: South Cornwall

Posted: Tue Nov 29, 11 8:44 pm Post subject:
Twenty four hours at this time of year is no big deal. There aren't any flies to lay on it & daytime temps in single figures even down here. Mid summer would be different. Save the unbruised for yourself & the offal & bruised for the dogs.

Gai

Joined: 31 Dec 2004
Posts: 408
Location: Ireland

Posted: Tue Nov 29, 11 11:31 pm Post subject:
Doesn't deer have to be bled/gutted or something straight away?

gil
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Joined: 08 Jun 2005
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Posted: Tue Nov 29, 11 11:44 pm Post subject:
Yes, I was kinda wondering about gralloching. I was going to suggest asking the farmer to uplift in a digger bucket if the smell got too bad and it was by the bus stop. I know dead badgers really stink.

Kenworth

Joined: 04 Apr 2011
Posts: 855
Location: Michigan

Posted: Wed Nov 30, 11 12:46 am Post subject:
It needs to be buried, or every dog in the neighborhood will want to snack on it. If it can't be buried, the trash man needs to haul it to the dump.

Shane

Joined: 31 Oct 2005
Posts: 3467
Location: Doha. Is hot.

Posted: Wed Nov 30, 11 5:08 am Post subject:

Kenworth wrote:

If it can't be buried, the trash man needs to haul it to the dump.

Can't do that any more - there's all sorts of regulations for the disposal of large animal carcasses once you get officialdom involved.

Kenworth

Joined: 04 Apr 2011
Posts: 855
Location: Michigan

Posted: Wed Nov 30, 11 9:50 pm Post subject:

Shane wrote:

Kenworth wrote:

If it can't be buried, the trash man needs to haul it to the dump.

Can't do that any more - there's all sorts of regulations for the disposal of large animal carcasses once you get officialdom involved.

Hmmm. Nature will not be allowed to take it's course? Too bad. Thanks for the education. Of course, for the life of me, I can not figure out what would be wrong with letting decomposition take place, but I'm not the officialdom ruling your world. Yikes!

jamanda
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Joined: 22 Oct 2006
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Location: Devon

Posted: Wed Nov 30, 11 9:57 pm Post subject:
It is very hot where Shane lives. Here in the UK they just rot slowly.

Shane

Joined: 31 Oct 2005
Posts: 3467
Location: Doha. Is hot.

Posted: Thu Dec 01, 11 8:36 am Post subject:
I think they can rot away by the side of the road quite happily, but didn't the UK bring in some legislation two or three years ago that made it pretty hard to dispose of pet dogs, horses, etc? I would have thought that asking bin men to dispose of large animal carcasses would fall foul of the same laws.

evie2

Joined: 29 May 2010
Posts: 2156
Location: Here

Posted: Thu Dec 01, 11 12:03 pm Post subject:
If you contact your local council they will let you know who will remove the carcase.

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