# Giving roadkill to food banks - how is this a thing? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [August 5, 2024, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/giving-roadkill-to-food-banks-how-is-this-a-thing/1005298 "2024-08-05T21:58:43Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 6
**Author:** ![Railer13](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/railer13/32/9742_2.png) [@Railer13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Railer13)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2024, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/giving-roadkill-to-food-banks-how-is-this-a-thing/1005298/101 "2024-08-08T21:06:13Z")
> [@Seanette](#): > > Our policy will cover either of us whatever we’re driving at the time, and we did contact our insurance carrier very soon after to take care of that formality. I just checked with my agent. If I buy a new car, and/or trade a car for another one, I have coverage for 10 days. ---
**Author:** ![Joey\_P](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/919ad9/32.png) [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2024, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/giving-roadkill-to-food-banks-how-is-this-a-thing/1005298/102 "2024-08-08T21:14:48Z")
> [@Railer13](#): > > I just checked with my agent. If I buy a new car, and/or trade a car for another one, I have coverage for 10 days. I think it’s 30 days in Wisconsin. Something I’ve always done is, when I get a new car, I’ll email or leave a voicemail for my insurance broker with the pertinent info (Make/Model/Year, VIN etc) and tell them I need to move my policy to the new car. The broker would then make the change when they get the message. But if I get into an accident in the mean time, I’m technically covered from the time I left the message. But now when I do that, they remind me that I can just call in the morning as I’m automatically covered based on (I think) state law. However, in Kayaker’s friend’s situation, I’m not sure that would be the case if she cancelled her policy first. ---
**Author:** ![Spiderman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spiderman/32/230_2.png) [@Spiderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiderman)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2024, 1:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/giving-roadkill-to-food-banks-how-is-this-a-thing/1005298/103 "2024-08-09T13:04:39Z")
I have friends who have a small, plastic deer zip-tied to the front on the thought that since the already have a deer there they won’t get a larger, breathing one attaching itself. ---
**Author:** ![puzzlegal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/puzzlegal/32/3827_2.png) [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2024, 1:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/giving-roadkill-to-food-banks-how-is-this-a-thing/1005298/104 "2024-08-09T13:14:21Z")
In my state, if you buy a car from a dealer they take care of registering it, and you can’t do that without insurance. This saved my ass once when we nearly bought from a dishonest dealer. I got a frantic call from a woman at my insurance company who told me the VIN on the registration the dealer wanted her to certify as insured did not match the VIN my husband had faxed to her earlier that day. We were able to get our deposit back and flee that dealer. ---
**Author:** ![dorvann](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/df705f/32.png) [@dorvann](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dorvann)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2024, 1:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/giving-roadkill-to-food-banks-how-is-this-a-thing/1005298/105 "2024-08-15T01:40:25Z")
Related question-- what happens to the hides(a.ka. skin) of roadkill deer? Do the butchers tan them and sell them? ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2024, 2:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/giving-roadkill-to-food-banks-how-is-this-a-thing/1005298/106 "2024-08-15T02:08:38Z")
I doubt it. Roadkill deer hide would be pretty jacked up. Deer hide is saleable. Raw hide not much. Tanned hide, if it’s done well can get you more. For the average hunter it’s not worth it. ---
**Author:** ![Dogginit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dogginit/32/16920_2.png) [@Dogginit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dogginit)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2024, 3:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/giving-roadkill-to-food-banks-how-is-this-a-thing/1005298/107 "2024-08-15T03:48:14Z")
Around here the Scouts always put out deer hide collection stations during the season. Agreed that roadkill hides aren’t generally worth saving - too much damage from impact \* road rash. ---
**Author:** ![nearwildheaven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/90db22/32.png) [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2024, 3:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/giving-roadkill-to-food-banks-how-is-this-a-thing/1005298/108 "2024-08-15T03:49:31Z")
The butcher in my old city who processed deer often passed on the hides to a tannery. Apparently, deer skins make very delicate, smooth leather than is useful for things like leg prostheses. ---
**Author:** ![thorny\_locust](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thorny_locust/32/431_2.png) [@thorny\_locust](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thorny_locust)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2024, 3:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/giving-roadkill-to-food-banks-how-is-this-a-thing/1005298/109 "2024-08-15T03:51:48Z")
> [@nearwildheaven](#): > > Apparently, deer skins make very delicate, smooth leather than is useful for things like leg prostheses Also useful for gloves. ---
**Author:** ![Dogginit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dogginit/32/16920_2.png) [@Dogginit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dogginit)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2024, 3:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/giving-roadkill-to-food-banks-how-is-this-a-thing/1005298/110 "2024-08-15T03:52:17Z")
Buckskins were quite popular back in the day. A very wearable leather. ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2024, 4:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/giving-roadkill-to-food-banks-how-is-this-a-thing/1005298/111 "2024-08-15T04:48:15Z")
A raw deer hide is not Buckskin. There’s a process to get there. If it done improperly it’s awful stuff. Most buckskin you get today is actually sheephide. ---
**Author:** ![Spiderman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spiderman/32/230_2.png) [@Spiderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiderman)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2024, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/giving-roadkill-to-food-banks-how-is-this-a-thing/1005298/112 "2024-08-15T16:20:24Z")
> [@Dogginit](#): > > Agreed that roadkill hides aren’t generally worth saving - too much damage from impact \* road rash. That is true in some cases, especially on a expressway but I’ve seen plenty of deer on the side of the road where the ‘up’ side looks fine to me. ---
**Author:** ![Ranch\_Dip](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ranch_dip/32/5238_2.png) [@Ranch\_Dip](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ranch_Dip)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2024, 12:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/giving-roadkill-to-food-banks-how-is-this-a-thing/1005298/113 "2024-08-29T00:54:28Z")
Yes I ate it. It was fine. Again, we aren’t talking about rancid maggot infested stuff. It was always fresh and appreciated by the recipients. Also, a very good thing to not let the death of the animal be in vain or wasted. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/giving-roadkill-to-food-banks-how-is-this-a-thing/1005298.md?page=5)