In the south picking up fresh road kill happens quite frequently. A vehicle hitting a deer in many cases results in the law enforcement officer putting down the animal if it is still alive and many times people will ask for the remains, take it home and dress it and freeze the meat.
Ditto that here. A few years back a huge buck was hit. He had a huge rack on him. I think it is illegal to take game animals with out a tag, even road kill, But it didn’t stop Cletus who had a bone saw out and cut the deer’s head off and threw it in the back of his pickup faster than I’ve ever seen.