Kill it and grill it? Roadkill could become legal to eat in California

Get ready to break out your recipes for roadkill. Eating wild animals killed by a car could soon become legal in California.

State Senator Bob Archuleta introduced a so-called “you kill it, you grill it” bill at the Capitol this week.

The bill reads, “each year it is estimated that over 20,000 deer alone are hit by motor vehicles on California roadways. This translates into hundreds of thousands of pounds of healthy meat that could be utilized to feed those in need.”

It’s a recipe for unusual dinnertime conversation.

California is following more than 20 other states that have already made eating roadkill legal.

UC Davis has maintains a website documenting roadkill incidents across California.

In 10 years, the California Roadkill Observation System has recorded 60,000 cases of roadkill collisions, mostly with deer.

KION’s Ashley Keehn will have more at 5 and 6 p.m.