Hello Captain,
I just read “A Poor Man’s Guide to Prepping and Food Storage [1],” by T.P. He mentions getting free meat by way of road kill and says “It helps to be able to tell how long an animal has been dead.”
I can help. Having been a bricklayer in the Southwest and the Northwest for 35 years, I have worked with and become friends with many native Americans. Years ago one of my pals told me that he ate road kill all the time. When I asked how he knew if it was fresh or not he replied:
“That’s easy. When I’m on my way home from work I look for dead animals on the road. Whenever I see one I stop and draw a circle around it. [Most of us in construction carry lumber crayons] Then, when I go to the store to buy a pack of beer, I stop and pick up the ones that don’t have a circle!”
Happy Hunting, – Maddog