Oregon Residents Can Now Harvest Roadkill For Meat

ashley.rae | June 22, 2017
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While Oregon is making headlines for its new gender-neutral driver’s licenses, another niche segment of the population just won a victory in the state.

OregonLive reports that as of last week, residents can now legally harvest roadkill for meat.

Gov. Kate Brown signed a bill that would allow drivers to legally harvest the meat of deer and elk they crash into.

According to the Associated Press, the Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission has until January 2019 to adopt the new law. Current guidelines by the department claim only “licensed furtrappers” could handle “protected animals” killed by cars.

The agency claims harvesting deer and elk killed on the side of the road is “not a legal method of hunting.”

The Statesman Journal says the Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission will issue new permits to allow for harvesting of roadkill, although the antlers must still be forfeited to the agency.

The Associated Press claims approximately 20 other states allow people to harvest their own roadkill for meat.

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