What to do when you find a dead deer on the street in Allegheny County?

We got a report on a Saturday morning that there was a dead deer on the street in front of our church building. Allegheny County has a large deer population, and its likely that this deer was killed in a traffic accident.

I called the regional office of the Pennsylvania Game Commission and asked for help. The operator in Harrisburg looked up the address and learned that the street was a state road. They then redirected my call to PennDOT in Allegheny County for maintenance.

The operator at PennDOT took the address and said that they would try to get it cleaned up that same day. When people arrived on church the next morning, the deer was gone.

It is important that you do not attempt to remove the deer without proper equipment and training. Dead animal bodies can carry diseases that will make you and others sick. Unless you know what you're doing: leave it to the professionals.