Long story short, got off with a warning and allowed to keep the meat, but it was something I was unaware of and kind of confusing, to me.
So, any member of the public is generally allowed to salvage roadkill, and allowed to humanely dispatch a critically injured animal, HOWEVER..... what I was not aware of. While you MAY humanely dispatch an animal struck by a vehicle, only the driver of the vehicle that struck it is legally able to salvage the animal and qualify for the salvage permit. YOU can't in that particular set of circumstances.
I don't get how that makes any sense, but evidently, that's how they roll these days.
Not that I would encourage anyone to violate the rules, but in the case that you run across a struck animal and the driver has moved on.... "It was dead when I found it" might save you some hassle. Of course, that also means you are violating the rule that you are required to report dispatching an animal to the po-po within 24hrs, too.
I still fail to see what they are trying to accomplish with that, though. Can someone enlighten me?
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So, any member of the public is generally allowed to salvage roadkill, and allowed to humanely dispatch a critically injured animal, HOWEVER..... what I was not aware of. While you MAY humanely dispatch an animal struck by a vehicle, only the driver of the vehicle that struck it is legally able to salvage the animal and qualify for the salvage permit. YOU can't in that particular set of circumstances.
I don't get how that makes any sense, but evidently, that's how they roll these days.
Not that I would encourage anyone to violate the rules, but in the case that you run across a struck animal and the driver has moved on.... "It was dead when I found it" might save you some hassle. Of course, that also means you are violating the rule that you are required to report dispatching an animal to the po-po within 24hrs, too.
I still fail to see what they are trying to accomplish with that, though. Can someone enlighten me?
Roadkill Salvage Permits | Oregon Department of Fish & Wildlife
Salvaging deer and elk struck by vehicles is legal in Oregon. However, you must fill out a permit (after the fact) and surrender the antlers and head to ODFW. Roadkill Salvage Permits: Now a free product in the Electronic Licensing System (ELS) Catalog (see how-to for getting permit). Salvagers...
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