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The Roadkill Connoisseur

Roadkill Classes

The Roadkill Connoisseur

Roadkill Classes

Roadkill Classes

This knife has a story.

The blade was smithed by my friend and local blacksmith, Gabriel Paavola. The metal was melted in a forge in a Kalamazoo backyard. The knife is made so that it can be sharpened simply by scraping it across a leather belt.

Gratitude.

This young buck was hit in my neighborhood last November, only a stone throw away from my home. He is one of the very few head hit deer I’ve found. The rest of the meat was unscathed, and in perfect condition. He filled my freezer,

Sometimes, harvesting roadkill reaps more work than reward…

This button buck had been slammed by a large vehicle, possibly a city plow or semi. While he didn’t appear too damaged on the outside, it was evident when I skinned him that I

I am excited to announce that I am teaching a roadkill harvesting class at Tillers International in Scotts Michigan this October! Halloween morning will consist of an introductory class, while November 1st will include a guided roadkill drive and but

Hide tanning is one of those hobbies where practice makes you nearly perfect.

The hide on the right is the first I ever tanned. It came from a roadkill doe that my friend had salvaged. We visited another friend’s place, and had a little hide

Deer #3 is a beauty 🦌❤️

I pulled over moments after police had dispatched him.
He would’ve been a 10 pointer, but his other antler had broken off. Animal removal services arrived on the scene at the same time, and were kind enough to load h

A couple of diagrams to help all you scavengers this fall! 🦌❤️

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