Oregon joined nineteen other states today in allowing road kill to be eaten, at least legally.The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife will issue a free "roadkill salvage permit" to drivers who wish to carve up the kill for their tables.
Ah but there's a catch. To prevent poachers from driving all over Oregon roads looking to run over animals the state requires animal heads, skins and antlers to be turned over within five business days.
The state did not issue a health warning regarding plucking bits of chrome, plastic or other car parts from carcasses. Nor did the state give instruction on how to separate asphalt from flesh resulting from skidding the creature for miles under a vehicle. So cold roadkill connoisseurs are on their own in that regard.
