Who to call by state
Indiana
In Indiana, roadkill on interstates, U.S. highways, and state roads is handled through INDOT, while local street departments or county highway/public works offices typically handle animals on their own roads. Indiana DNR’s sick/dead wildlife system is for disease surveillance, not roadkill pickup, and it also covers reporting sick wildlife and unusual wild-bird deaths.
Checked against official sources on October 4, 2026. Rules and links change; confirm with the office listed before you act.
- Report on a state road
- Official page →
- Road-killed deer salvage
- Yes—after a deer-vehicle collision in Indiana, a local or state police officer, DNR conservation officer, DNR district biologist, or DNR property manager can issue a permit to keep the deer or donate it to the Hunt for Hunger program.
- Report dead birds or sick wildlife
- Official page →
Official resources in Indiana
Use this official INDOT portal to report a dead animal on an interstate, U.S. highway, or state road.
Explains who maintains which roads, how to report dead animals, and when to call INDOT for immediate hazards.
Indiana DNR’s official page for reporting sick wildlife or unexplained wildlife deaths, with links to the reporting form.
Explains what to do after hitting a deer, including who can issue a permit to keep the deer.
Searchable Purdue directory for Indiana county, city, and town road/street contacts when the animal is on a local road.
Key facts for Indiana
- INDOT says dead animals on interstates, U.S. highways, and state roads should be reported through its Customer Service Portal.
- If the carcass obstructs traffic or is an immediate safety hazard, INDOT says call 1-855-INDOT4U.
- Indiana DNR says its Sick or Dead Wildlife Report is not for roadkill, predation, or window-collision birds.
- Indiana DNR says local public works or sanitation departments collect wildlife killed on their own streets.
- After a deer collision, a police officer, DNR conservation officer, DNR district biologist, or DNR property manager can issue a permit to keep the deer.
- Indiana DNR says sick birds or unusual wild-bird deaths should be reported through the sick/dead wildlife reporting system.
What to do next
- First identify the road: if it is an interstate, U.S. route, or Indiana state road, use INDOT4U; otherwise contact the local street, highway, sanitation, or public works office.
- If the animal is creating a traffic hazard, use the published INDOT phone line instead of waiting on an online report.
- If you hit a deer and want to keep it, ask the responding officer or DNR official about the permit before removing it.
Helpful guides
- Who removes dead animals on roads?
- Dead animal on private property: whose job is it?
- Dead deer removal: roads, yards and salvage permits
- Dead animal under a house or in a wall: finding it and the smell