Reply #16: Seriously, so can I. I lived in Alaska, it was one of the first things I learned how to do.

[scarletwoman]

I had a long time friend who lived in Alaska, so when my husband died suddenly, and I wanted to start a new life, I called up my old friend who was willing to help me find a place to place to live, and some connections to get me going.

One of the things I was advised to do was to immediately get on the Mat-Su Borough "Roadkill List". What it meant was that if a moose was hit by a vehicle, you were given the chance to haul the carcass home and have your meat supply for the winter.

I had arrived in Alaska in early July -- by October, I got the call that I could come up pick up my roadkill moose (hit by a train near where I lived).

I didn't have a truck, so I had to call someone I knew to help me pick up the carcass. My new Alaskan friends (good friends of the friend who had convinced me to move up there) picked up the moose, hung it up in their garage, and showed me how to skin it and butcher it.

We all shared the meat -- I had a full winter's supply of protein for me and my two children. It was great. Moose meat is delicious.

I think I would make at least as good a vice president as Sarah Palin.

sw