
Welcome to Roadkill Art
A free app made for easily finding and reporting roadkill.
Report roadkill or see what is reported ready to pick up for dinner. Check the 'List View' feed daily for roadkill near you.
Report roadkill or see what is reported ready to pick up for dinner. Check the 'List View' feed daily for roadkill near you.
Roadkill Art packed it up and headed to the Pocahontas County 2025 Roadkill Cook Off Festival in Marlinton, West Virginia, cooking a Venison Spaghetti. (recipe on 'Roadkill Recipes' page) Everyone who wanted to try how delicious deer meat is, got a taste. Many coming back for seconds. Gamey flavor is reduced by hanging game meat longer.
West Virginia has a culinary language roadkill cooks use when describing roadkill recipes. The Roadkill Art team titled their dish: Yellow Line Smashing Hit in Thick Bloody Sauce Laying Over Slimy Long Roundworms Covered in Potent Crispy Larva. In other words a flavorful healthy venison marinara spaghetti sauce seasoned to perfection, made with fresh South Carolina tomatoes and basil, stewed with sautéed green peppers, onions and garlic placed over angle hair pasta topped with venison sausage and covered in fresh grated Parmesan cheese.
Head Cook, John Criminger (front left). Barry Holcomb (back left), Kenneth Smith (front). Courtney & Jesus Nunez (back), Sam Baucom (front) and Project Manager, Greg D'Jobulian (front right).
In 1899 America put it's first car on the road. In 1913 Henry Ford introduced mass production. In the 1920’s car speed was 30-40 mph, the decade creating roadkill. In the 1930’s with cars up to 50-60 mph, (pictured) big game deer, was included in the list of fallen animals. In 1950 with 152 M cars on US roads, bans to outlaw taking roadkill began. In the 1960’s cars over took hunting as the biggest demise of wildlife. Today due to legislators, animal activist and technology, roadkill bans are replaced with laws and regulations designed by each states Natural Resource Departments. US roads produce any where north of 90 million lbs of game meat annually. The Roadkill Art App list every states Roadkill Regulations, the only place for cumulative US updated roadkill laws.
Game meat is packed with Omega-3. The highest proportion of Omega-3 comes from wild animals that have grown up eating grass and other vegetation. Omega-3 has been reported to offer many health benefits such as brain health helping fight depression and anxiety which improves moods, cognitive decline and symptoms of ADHD are reduced and memory is improved.
Artist looking to craft handmade goods from leftover scraps and skins also know as taxidermist make taxidermy art from roadkill. Animals that have met an early demise are supplies for creative minds. Taxidermy is sometimes the only way we get a close look at cute critter's and wildlife. Fashion minded artist will use fur for clothing, hats and purses or dried bones for jewelry.
Fresh roadkill meat especially from big game can provide quite a few meals. Antelope, whitetail & mule deer, elk, moose, and pronghorn can be turned into tasty steaks, burgers, roast, ribs, backstraps, and stew meat. Soup Kitchen Chef's in the USA often utilize a big game roadkill for stews and meat pies in order to feed large numbers of people. Hunter's also donate deer regularly.
With over 90 million pounds of big game roadkill available on US roads annually the Roadkill Art App is a tool to help you find it. After the app is installed check the 'Map View', look for a location marker near your locality, click on it, discover what has been reported. The 'List View' feed can also be checked for reports, scroll to see what is fresh and available. The distance wheel at the top of the page is set on 50 miles, it can be changed to a 5000 mile distance, making visible reported roadkill as far away as Alaska or Hawaii. After finding roadkill, it is vital to find out what your state requires for loading it up. The 'Regulations' icon at the bottom of the 'Map View' page leads to every states roadkill laws and regulations for taking roadkill. Many states require no action, others require calling police or sheriff departments for permission and some require filling out a form for the Department of Natural Resources. The Roadkill Art App is easy to use and below are instructions on the app features. Roadkill Art aims to help anyone load up with game meat.
You can make a roadkill report which will log in the 'ist View' and appear on the 'Map View' with a location marker. If you are looking to retrieve roadkill check the 'List View' or click on a location marker on the Map View. The video three main app features include:
1. How to install the app and register.
2. Making a roadkill report by marking a location, taking a picture, a 30 sec video and rating the roadkill.
3. How to post a recipe with a 40 sec video, 5 pictures and the written recipe.
Do you know you can find your states roadkill laws and regulations for taking roadkill in the Roadkill Art App? Use the links above to install the app. Watch the video and learn how to easily get to the 'Regulations' page from the 'Map View' page. Click on your state for instructions on what is required from the Department of Natural Resources.
Sometimes on back roads where quality big game roadkill is and where it is safer to pull over and make a roadkill report, phones can have poor connectivity. Carriers do not reach all locations. For this reason when making a roadkill report in the Roadkill Art app the report might not log into the system immediately, being visible on the Map View and List View. Go to your settings and turn on the roaming option. Your phone now has the ability to connect to other carriers that do cover the location and the roadkill report will instantly log into the app
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When using the roaming option domestically phone bills do not increase or receive added charges.
Deer season is here, we are coming into the height of roadkill deer season which happens during the rut. The rut is mating season for deer, male deer are chasing female deer, which sends them both running across roads. Most deer-vehicle collisions are reported during the months of October, November, and December. Check your Auto Insurance Policy to make sure you have Comprehensive Coverage, especially anyone who lives in rural areas. It covers deer accidents, paying to repair or replace your vehicle if it's damaged when hitting a deer. A vehicle must make physical contact with a deer for a crash to be covered under Comprehensive Coverage. Swerving to miss a deer and crashing is a collision claim. If you own your car outright Comprehensive Coverage is optional. Most lenders require having Comprehensive Coverage when financing or leasing a car.
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Roadkill Reporter’s with each report are providing other member’s free game meat, especially desired big game, not waisting good future venison steaks and burgers. Roadkill Art invites game meat lover’s and those who would like to become a 'Roadkill Reporter' to be a part of a unique community. The simple task of reporting roadkill in the Roadkill Art App can lead to providing American's a lot of meals, including soup kitchens giving the security there is plenty to go around. However, always pay attention to safety, be aware of on coming traffic, your safety and those with you always comes first! After 3 reports we make you an official "Roadkill Art Reporter" with a safety orange Roadkill Art tee-shirt, yes the little critter's count too!
After 5 roadkill reports in the Roadkill Art App we send you a Roadkill Art "I STOP FOR ROADKILL" blue or black duffel bag. Reporter's need tools especially a safety orange Roadkill Art tee, which you earn after 3 reports, (see the shop page). Report roadkill by clicking the orange bar at the bottom of the app map page, take a picture, 30 sec video and rate your subject. Remember to also report live animal sitings, we want to mark as many animal crossings as possible to help drivers avoid collisions.
For anyone with the means to pick up roadkill, check the 'List View' or the 'Map View'. Look for a location marker near you, see the picture, watch the video and read the rating. It could be your lucky day finding a fresh 150 + pound deer within your zip code. Soup Kitchens can check the app daily to see if big game has recently been reported. Artist can check the app to find smaller roadkill for taxidermy or for making fashion items like purses, hats and jewelry. Members can fill up the freezer by checking the app daily to see if a deer, elk or moose has recently been reported. The Roadkill Art App makes it easy for members to find any of the 90 + M lbs of roadkill reported every year on US roads.
With app members retrieving roadkill government agencies will have less to remove. Cities, counties and states can redirect staff and funds to other departments. Public Works, DOT, Environmental Services, Divisions of Street Maintenance and Sanitation Departments remove roadkill. California spends $200M annually to remove roadkill. Spending on highways and roads is split between state and local governments. States provide 59% on highway and road spending while local governments provide 41%. State spending is for highways and tollways, local is on roads. Back roads where roadkill is easiest to pick up are usually under local jurisdiction. Be visible wear safety orange when stopping to report or pick up roadkill.
Currently with 298.7 registered vehicles on US roads we want you visible to passer byer's when reporting roadkill in the app. Wether your outside the car or inside the car with the window down we want you seen. After your first 3 roadkill reports we send you an 'I STOP FOR ROADKILL' safety orange tee shirt.
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