What are the laws in Maryland in regards to collecting roadkill for food?
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Roadkill in Maryland
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As long it's reported as road kill..What are the laws in Maryland in regards to collecting roadkill for food?
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I know a coworker hit a deer with his truck on his way to the hunting ground at 4am.. deer was still alive but on the side of the road by couple close by residences. he called 911.. cops showed up.. was about to shoot it with his service gun until my coworker suggested he could do it quieter by using a bow and arrow.. lol. Police report was done and he took the deer home.
Is that all you have to do?
I have had MANY near misses but I don't butcher. Butcher needs a tag. I thought there was a way to report it to DNR and get a tag #? But I could not find out how to do this.
If I hit a deer in season and it was cold enough, I'd want to field dress it and get to butcher quickly.
Haven't hit a deer with a car.. but..
Seems there is a roadkill tag you can get from Leos.. if you want a deer processor to cut em up.
https://www.mdshooters.com/archive/index.php/t-139548.html
Edit: forgot.. a deer hit me while driving home.. it ran away.. still have the dent on the rear driver side panel of my Mazda.. lol
Has to have a DNR tag. Most LEO's are not carrying them and have to call DNR. Possession of game killed out of season is illegal without the tag ... doesn't matter if you butcher it yourself.
remrug
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I hit one years ago.The LEO who showed up didnt have any tags.He just gave me his card and said to call him if anybody questioned it.Not sure if that still works tho.
cww
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Need a possession tag from DNR. Be aware some butchers will not play with road kill, make sure the time of hit or death is a known before consuming something bad, and gutting a road kill can be quite gross and messy - weak nose and strong stomach will help.
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What are the laws in Maryland in regards to collecting roadkill for food?
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Most of the posts have been about "roadkill Deer", what about that tasty squirrel or possum that you might want to take home?
Roadkill is more than "deer", why does it have to be like that, squirrels, possums, chipmunks and let's not forget skunks all deserve to be classified as roadkill!
After all this is Maryland, the Maryland AG should be notified of a possible lawsuit that he can file!
Most of the posts have been about "roadkill Deer", what about that tasty squirrel or possum that you might want to take home?
Roadkill is more than "deer", why does it have to be like that, squirrels, possums, chipmunks and let's not forget skunks all deserve to be classified as roadkill!
After all this is Maryland, the Maryland AG should be notified of a possible lawsuit that he can file!
There aren't possession tags, but you'd technically still be in trouble for possession of game outside of season (if it was). I doubt anyone is going to give you trouble for picking up possum with rice for dinner off the road.
Um. If you see a ran over squirrel for example. do you think you'll have a salvageable meat to eat? LolMost of the posts have been about "roadkill Deer", what about that tasty squirrel or possum that you might want to take home?
Roadkill is more than "deer", why does it have to be like that, squirrels, possums, chipmunks and let's not forget skunks all deserve to be classified as roadkill!
After all this is Maryland, the Maryland AG should be notified of a possible lawsuit that he can file!
What are the ingredients in that?
Some states will pay you to clear roadkill off the roads. 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XvaAEIAMjvQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XvaAEIAMjvQ
TheRealJimDavis
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State Police has a Road kill tag they can give you but none of them carry it. An index card with a case number is good enough. DNR always has roadkill tags on them.
Because that's where other agencies get the tags.
Grampa G
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Have deer hit in front of the house a couple times a year and when the officer doesn't have a tag he'll write something like " vehicle/deer case # " and let it go at that.
foxtrapper
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Deer- DNR non-hunt tag is what they use to tag it with, not sure if any change. Seems processors don't often care about tags, just that it's gutted properly. If you pick up a roadkill buck/piebald/ albino/ other oddball color deer/other deer you want hide tanning etc, you MUST have the DNR tag for the taxidermist.
Roadkill furbearers- I was told years ago that it's ok to pick up if found within the open season. Fisher and otter must be tagged by DNR no later than 15 days after the close of season. Furbearers out of season- DNR may give you a possession tag for personal use/bring to a taxidermist, example- fox pup found in Baltimore county.
Federally protected birds like hawks and songbirds- NO NO! Unless American Indian with proper permit. I don't know the specifics on that with hawks, owls, songbirds, etc. I know eagles for Indians requires a special eagle permit and can only come from the eagle repository after being on a waiting list. If you find a dead eagle anywhere, leave it, and you can call DNR to report it. DNR doesn't care about dead hawks etc as much unless it's obviously been poached. Obvious roadkill, and they seem to not care. Federal salvage permit is available for educational groups as well, and allows for federally protected birds like hawks and owls.
On a side note, one DNR officer told me that if I want a roadkill deer, I must leave it where it was found and wait for them to tag it. Yeah like I am going to leave it ungutted for how ever many hours it takes them to finally show up, then call me to meet them there. I waited 3 hours for this DNR officer to come tag one I found, at home, then he tells me this. I'm not going to grab a roadkill deer anymore if this is the case.
What I said above is for informational purposes, if you want to know 100% contact DNR police or the permits coordinator ( who knows all the stuff the officers seem to never know). I have her ph # if anyone needs it.
Roadkill furbearers- I was told years ago that it's ok to pick up if found within the open season. Fisher and otter must be tagged by DNR no later than 15 days after the close of season. Furbearers out of season- DNR may give you a possession tag for personal use/bring to a taxidermist, example- fox pup found in Baltimore county.
Federally protected birds like hawks and songbirds- NO NO! Unless American Indian with proper permit. I don't know the specifics on that with hawks, owls, songbirds, etc. I know eagles for Indians requires a special eagle permit and can only come from the eagle repository after being on a waiting list. If you find a dead eagle anywhere, leave it, and you can call DNR to report it. DNR doesn't care about dead hawks etc as much unless it's obviously been poached. Obvious roadkill, and they seem to not care. Federal salvage permit is available for educational groups as well, and allows for federally protected birds like hawks and owls.
On a side note, one DNR officer told me that if I want a roadkill deer, I must leave it where it was found and wait for them to tag it. Yeah like I am going to leave it ungutted for how ever many hours it takes them to finally show up, then call me to meet them there. I waited 3 hours for this DNR officer to come tag one I found, at home, then he tells me this. I'm not going to grab a roadkill deer anymore if this is the case.
What I said above is for informational purposes, if you want to know 100% contact DNR police or the permits coordinator ( who knows all the stuff the officers seem to never know). I have her ph # if anyone needs it.
I hit a spike buck with my vehicle on I-66 in Virginia at about 70 mph. Yes, I thought I was going to die but fortunately the deer didn't roll up onto the hood and instead flew forward about 20 feet and then got pushed aside. The vehicle was wrecked so we couldn't drive away. We called 911 and a sheriff deputy came out. He just helped block traffic so we could get the vehicle safely onto the shoulder of the road. Then a state trooper came out. He gave me a hand field dressing it and a tag. He said he guessed exactly where to find us when he heard the call because he'd already been to multiple deer strikes at this particular mile marker that week (watch out around Mile Marker 10!) I was actually on my way to go hunting so I had all the right gear to get it home (although it ended up getting a ride on a tow truck!). The vehicle hit the deer hard once in the front shoulder and a little softer again in the back leg. I didn't mess with the meat on those areas due to bone fragments/blood damage. But probably 2/3 of the meat was good to eat.
Personally I wouldn't mess with road kill that I didn't see get hit. Foodborne illness is no fun. I also would be very careful handling a deer (and especially furbearers) in the summer since they get so many ticks on them.
Personally I wouldn't mess with road kill that I didn't see get hit. Foodborne illness is no fun. I also would be very careful handling a deer (and especially furbearers) in the summer since they get so many ticks on them.
The responding officer is supposed to give you a tag.
If it's during a hunting season, just use your DNR I'd.
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