Welcome to Roadkill Art
A free app made for easily finding roadkill.
Check the Map View & List View daily for fresh roadkill near your location that can be consumed or used for art.
Roadkill History
The car gave rise to a culture that indulges in roadkill.
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.
Why do people Utilize Roadkill?
Roadkill is a good healthy Meat Source
Roadkill is used for Making Art and Taxidermy
Roadkill is used for Making Art and Taxidermy
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.
Roadkill is used for Making Art and Taxidermy
Roadkill is used for Making Art and Taxidermy
Roadkill is used for Making Art and Taxidermy
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.
Roadkill supplies Soup Kitchens with Food
Roadkill is used for Making Art and Taxidermy
Roadkill supplies Soup Kitchens with Food
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.
Install the App to Easily Find Roadkill
Find it with the Roadkill Art App
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.
Guide to US State Roadkill Laws
This comprehensive guide compiles roadkill regulations and laws for all 50 U.S. states, providing essential information for anyone interested in legally retrieving road. Its vital to know regulations before taking possession of roadkill. Roadkill Art prepared this resource to help legally utilize wild game roadkill.
Become a Roadkill Reporter
Help Others Fill the Freezer with Meat
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. 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 three reports we make you an official "Roadkill Art Reporter" with a safety orange Roadkill Art tee-shirt, yes the little critter's count too!
Become a Roadkill Retriever
Keep Your Freezer Full
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 to find smaller roadkill for fashion items like purses, hats and jewelry. Members can fill up the freezer by checking the app daily to see if big game has recently been reported. The Roadkill Art App makes it easy to find any of the 90 + M lbs of roadkill reported every year on US roads.
City, County and State Benefits with App Use
When app members help retrieve roadkill, government agencies have less to remove. This allows cities, counties, and states to redirect staff and funds to other priorities. Departments such as Public Works, the Department of Transportation (DOT), Environmental Services, Street Maintenance, and Sanitation handle roadkill removal. In California roadkill cleanup costs approximately $200 million each year. Highway and road cleanup spending is shared between state and local governments, with states covering about 59% and local governments 41%. States generally fund highways and tollways, while local governments maintain smaller roads where roadkill is easiest to access and collect. Stay visible and wear safety orange when stopping to report or retrieve roadkill.
Roadkill Art at the Pocahontas Cook Off in W Virginia
We Want You Safe in Safety Orange
Currently with 295 million registered vehicles on US roads we want you visible to drivers when reporting roadkill in the app. After 3 roadkill reports we send you an 'I STOP FOR ROADKILL' safety orange tee shirt. You will be seen! Visit the Shop page with other color choices for personal roadkill wardrobe preferences.
Press Releases
The Roadkill Art App Helps Avoid Deer Collisions as Roadkill Increases due to Doe Movement
Roadkill Art “the App” will be at the Roadkill Cook Off Festival to celebrate 'National Roadkill Day'!
Banner Advertising in the Roadkill Art App
The Roadkill Art App has 570 active members who are skilled and knowledgeable in finding, processing, cooking, and creating art from roadkill. Our community is a highly niche outdoor audience that regularly uses a wide range of tools, gear, and products.
Products used in the kitchen include knives, refrigerators, freezers, grills, cast iron pans, pots, cooking utensils, and kitchen accessories.
Products used while collecting roadkill include pickup trucks, fuel, tarps, portable coolers, safety clothing, and outdoor gear.
Products used by artists and taxidermists include borax, pickling solutions, tanning chemicals, degreasers, foam forms and manikins, wire armatures, wood bases, and habitat materials.
These are just a few examples of the many products our community relies on. If your company is part of the outdoor, hunting, cooking, or taxidermy industries, advertising in the Roadkill Art App allows you to reach a dedicated and engaged audience. With a Banner Ad, we connect our members directly to your website or online shop. For more information about advertising opportunities, email us, roadkillart@roadkillart.us.
