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The Roadkill Connoisseur
About
Contact
Roadkill Camp
Roadkill Classes
Roadkill Camp Tickets
Dead Deer Blog
Roadkill Book
Roadkill Zine
About
Contact
Roadkill Camp
Roadkill Classes
Roadkill Camp Tickets
Dead Deer Blog
Roadkill Book
Roadkill Zine
The roadkill zine has returned!!! My second edition of Winner Winner Roadkill Dinner is now in print! I will have copies available at my upcoming roadkill class (see my class schedule for more info) on April 19th! The only cost will be a donation tow
Registration for Roadkill Camp 2026 is now open! This year is going to be BIG! We plan on having instructors this time around. Some of our proposed classes are butchery, hide tanning, antler scrimshaw, flint knapping, and more! Tickets and camp infor
Deer hides. They’re what the cool kids are smoking nowadays. Behold, my backyard smoke stack! For those unaware, brain or yolk tanned deer hides must be smoked in order to become water resistant. The smoke also helps mask the smelly egg or br
ATTENTION ALL BUTCHERS, CRAFTERS, HIDE TANNERS, AND CREATURES! Roadkill Camp 2026 wants YOU! We are looking for instructors who are willing to share roadkill related crafts, as well as eight eager volunteers. If you are passionate about scavenging, p
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.
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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