PITTSBURGH (AP) — Pennsylvania wildlife officials say they field a few thousand requests a year from people who want to harvest a deer or turkey killed by vehicular traffic.
WESA-FM reported this week that the state Game Commission received more than 3,300 inquiries for a permit this year through mid-December. That’s considered about average.
The station says people can collect a dead deer or turkey from the roadway and take it home, but they have to call their regional Game Commission office within a day to get the OK.
The permits are free. Officials tell the station they’re most commonly requested in the state’s southeastern and southwestern corners.
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The animals’ nonedible parts must be thrown out or given to the Game Commission, or they can be purchased.