Hi Hugh Welcome to FAOL. I keep road kill for fly tying but only if I know it is very fresh. A pheasant that appeared betwwen going to and returning from work would be o.k. One that appeared over the weekend I would ignore. This is important for your safety; not just because of the smell. In either case picking up an illegally harvested gamebird would be illegal though I don't normaly expect to be prosecuted for it. If you do pick up something you should skin it or at least the portionof it that does not appear too damaged. Scrape all of the fat and meat off of the skin and then follow the instructions from this thread:
http://www.flyanglersonline.com/bb/s...-a-full-grouse
Last edited by rainbowchaser; 02-21-2011 at 06:21 PM.
I can think of few acts more selfish than refusing a vaccination.