With warmer weather, the Wrangell Police Department is expecting roadkill to increase. With that, they are hoping to update their charity list for recovering and sharing the deer meat.
Chief Tom Radke said the department's list currently has less than 10 names, and anybody interested in being added to the list just has to give them a call. When there is a report of roadkill with salvageable meat, he said the department will start calling names on the list to see if anybody wants it. The list helps keep the roads clean, while making sure good meat does not go to waste.
Counts of roadkill typically rise and fall with the seasons, Radke said, usually picking up in the spring and summer. If someone on the list doesn't answer their phone, the department will move to the next name on the list. They cannot hold on to the roadkill, Radke said, so whoever says they can take the meat first gets it.
"Please keep in mind these calls can sometimes be during the early hours of morning," the chief said in a Facebook posting.
The Wrangell Police Department can be reached at 874-3304.
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