Montanans might be whipping up venison quesadillas, antelope steaks or barbecued moose if a roadkill bill being considered in the legislature becomes law. Montana would join Colorado, Florida, Illinois, West Virginia, Georgia and a handful of other states in allowing residents to turn roadkill into dinner. The bill is awaiting a hearing in the Senate’s Fish and Game Committee after it passed the House of Representatives Feb. 11 on a 95 to 3 vote. “I’ve been a state trooper for over 20 years and have responded to hundreds of crashes involving animals,” said state Representative Steve Lavin, who sponsored the measure, during a Feb. 9 floor debate. “I’ve had people ask me if they can take these...
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