Vehicle hunting could soon become a reality in Wyoming.
Currently, there is a bill before the Wyoming Legislature that would allow you to take home any roadkill you find on the side of the road. Rep. Dan Zwonitzer, R-Cheyenne, also states that the bill would also allow people to collect roadkill if they’re going to use the carcass for scientific purposes. (Not really sure what that means?)
The Wyoming Game and Fish Commission would decide how to permit the process. One possibility in the bill would be for people to carry an authorizing letter from Game and Fish to collect roadkill. To receive a letter, people would commit to “putting road-killed wildlife carcasses to a beneficial use,” the bill states.
The proposed bill prohibits people from taking home bighorn sheep, birds under the Federal Migratory Bird Treaty Act and federal threatened or endangered species that people are prohibited from possessing.
Powder River pass, west side, you could collect a years worth of marmonts in spring.
Didn’t realize it was illegal… Does anyone know where I should return this meat?
No shit, it’s what I live on, now they want it back? Been thinking it was fine here in Idaho, my freezer overfloweth. Saw the story and freaked…one more thing I can get busted for, shit.
nah you can pick up roadkill here, you just have to call fish and game i think. i know a few people who do it for meat not 100% shure tho
Allready legal in CO, Just have to get a “damage” tag from any law enforcement officer when you find/Hit it.
Thought it was already most of the Mangy Moose menu – is this going to change any Jackson Hole culinary tradition?
Wouldn’t be the first time i’ve brought roadkill home and ate on it all winter! Id be happy to have one about now! Good for Wyoming!