The number of deer/car collisions in Massachusetts is estimated to at between 2,000 and 3,000 a year. Of those, the driver or passenger claims 400 to 600.

A permit to salvage a road-killed deer can be issued only to the driver or a passenger of the responsible vehicle, provided they are residents of Massachusetts. Before a salvage permit is issued an eligible person must comply with the following procedures:

• Notify local police of the accident to verify the animal’s cause of death
• Within 24 hours of the accident notify the Environmental Police at 800-632-8075 of the intent to salvage the carcass and provide name and address and the time and place that the deer was killed.
• The deer carcass must then be transported, within 48 hours, to a field office of the Division of Fisheries and Wildlife, the Division of Law Enforcement, or to and Environmental Police Officer (EPO) at time and place agreed upon.
• The EPO or field office director will then tag the deer and issue a salvage permit. The tag must remain on the deer until all edible parts are consumed.

A salvage deer permit does not allow the deer carcass, or parts thereof, to be sold, traded, or exchanged.

Author: mkmcst

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