“Buck Peterson cooks up a fine mess of mother nature’s bounty in The Original Roadkill Cookbook; and while we wouldn’t want to eat from it, this soft-cover is the perfect put-on to leave in plain sight the next time serious foodies stop by to check out your culinary skills.”

– Playboy

“Few people in the world can take something utterly revolting and make it amusing”.

– Orlando Sentinel

“For pure silliness…”

– Gray’s Sporting Journal

“Buck Peterson takes a generally disgusting subject and makes it funny. And edible”.

– UPI

“Viewed objectively, Peterson’s cookbook is hilarious.”

– Seattle PI

“At last, a cookbook every household should be without.”

– LA Herald-Examiner

Conceived after a response letter from an administrator in the Law Enforcement Division of Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and parks who wrote, “Although it is unlawful to pick up roadkill in our state (1983), with our high unemployment rate our wardens are finding that many roadkill are disappearing before they can pick them up.” Bingo! The very first copies were self-published in1985 and sold out immediately. Ten Speed Press introduced the cookbook to the national audience with a companion book, Flattened Fauna and never looked back… unless they heard sirens. Used in the launch of the movie, Roadkill, a rock and roll road trip produced by Shadow Productions, Toronto. Official publication of The Meals Under Wheels Foundation®. By now, a first edition must be worth many more squirrel testicles.

"I am in need of one of your books, The Original Roadkill Cookbook. Am enclosing cash so you do not have to wait for my check to clear. A very good friend of mine—the best old buddy a guy could ever have —is having serious cancer surgery (Sept 11) and I need the book by then if at all possible. His name is Buck also, Buck Johnson. He also puts out the best BBQ ribs you could ever sink your teeth into...would also appreciate it if you could autograph the book for "Buck" Johnson. Thank you. P.S. Take the balance of the money for your troubles and buy yourself a cup of coffee on me.”

– Handwritten by Dr. J.K. Arnold, Wichita, Kansas

“Tasteless Title of the Week”

– Entertainment Weekly

“Every logger should have a copy of the Endangered Species Cookbook. It’s a laugh-provoking book that makes multiple uses of the most endangered resource: a sense of humor.”

– Log Trucker

“It’s sick, sick, sick, and yes, it’s funny.”

– Express Books

“His book continues a tradition of turning the unspeakable into great fun, but the new book also has a mission: to explain how and why species or subspecies are endangered…with Buck’s familiar, unsentimental charm.”

– Chicago Tribune

“More irreverence is instore for Earth Firster’s in this collection of 35 recipes with such titles as A Turn for the Wurst, Condor Bleu, and Bald Eagle a la King. However, there is an unstated concession that environmentalists may be on to something in the omission of recipes on formerly endangered species, such as the passenger pigeon and Carolina parakeet.”

– Chicago Sun-Times

A reader is much more likely to learn more on this subject than from any stiff scholarly text. Cheaper than Cliff Notes.

“One of the close runners-up for most civilized offerings of the year…just the yule gift for your prospective parents’-in-law with such delights as chicken squashatore, chili con carnage, and Russian squorscht. (He left out a bunch of goodies from western Kansas, where roadkill is a staple of milo farmers)”.

– Military Lifestyle

“A partial tongue-in-cheek guide to living off the land…the author runs down the basics of both roadkill and international travel before launching into a worldwide tour of smooshed cuisine. The tour takes us through North and South America, Europe, Oceania, Africa, and elsewhere Recipes include Yukon Smack, Mesquite Grilled Leg of Coyote with Peyote Buttons, Bjorn Burgers, Hungarian Gruelash, Chicken Peeloff, Chow Chow Mein, and other yummy dishes. Bon Appetite!”

– Outposts

Only here will you find Sourdough dressed as a Scottish bagpiper, Buck herding reindeer, as a stone-faced Greek god, a Polish hornblower, his shrunken head on a stick. Perhaps the best example of Sourdough’s artistic wit.

“This sequel to The Original Roadkill Cookbook is as much for yuks as anything else…the charm of this book is the redneck humor.”

– Winston Salem Journal

“Buck Peterson’s cookbook parody promises good eats from the streets…. To spruce up the ambiance of a home smashed meal, he recommends decorating the dinner table with “Hot Wheels® cars and toy stuffed animals” – just to remind everyone where their unique meal came from.”

– AOL News

The absolute last word in off-road dining. It belongs on the shelf with such classics as the Joy of Cooking, Mrs. Crocker’s best efforts, and the I Hate to Cook Cookbook. Still available wherever fine books are sold. Location unknown.

“Die-cut in the shape of an SUV, Totalled contains such culinary masterpieces as Kitty a la King, Ground Ground Hog Hog, Bumper Thumper and Carnage Asada. …As with its predecessors, Totalled is spoiled by the fact that its recipes are excellent if you substitute something edible for the main ingredients. It’s just the right size to fit into a glove compartment and, at under six bucks, it will make you smile and say, Yummy!”.

– Field & Stream

“And speaking of overkill, don’t forget the Totalled Roadkill Cookbook.”

– Philly News

“Among those who eat roadkill, American writer and Hunter Buck Peterson is…a guru.”

– The New Brunswick Reader

Proof big things can come in small packages.