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Can anyone confirm this is ok? I hit a deer tonight with the car, went back later to get the back straps. They look fine.

But look at the head is it okay? Every deer I've ever gotten has either been a buck with horns, a doe, or a spike of some sort but I've never gotten a deer where the antlers are gone. This is okay? Those holes are normal? Thank you very much. For your help.

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Thank you all! You made difference between me keeping that meat and not. Thank you very much!

On why I only kept the backstraps:

1.) It was after midnight when I got done. I had been up since early AM and was tired.

2.) I had every intention of either gutting it or taking the front legs. Probably should have done the latter. But the guts were coming out its butt and it smelled like poop....so I just decided to take the backstraps.

3.) I was in a public-ish place. On private property but "town like" for sure. I didn't want people oogling at me.

I did drag the deer into a ditch by a culvert so the coyotes could eat in peace.

If I had this one to do all over: I would have kept the front legs too.

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You do not have to explain yourself to anyone. You made the best decision that suited your situation at the time. Had this been a deer you shot and didn’t want to take out of the woods thats a different story. The fact you salvaged anything from it shows you are a responsible person. 

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Just as much against the law as having some Como pvc strapped to a tree. You losing your touch?


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I’ve never looked into roadkill rules. Wasn’t aware people eat those animals.


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