Take heed to yourself that you don’t offer your burnt offerings in every place that you see; but in the place which YHWH shall choose in one of your tribes, there you shall offer your burnt offerings, and there you shall do all that I command you. Notwithstanding, you may kill and eat flesh within all your gates, after all the desire of your soul, according to the blessing of YHWH your Elohim which he has given you: the unclean and the clean may eat of it, as of the gazelle, and as of the hart. Only you shall not eat the blood; you shall pour it out on the earth as water. Deut 12:13-16

As you rightly pointed out, "the roebuck and the hart" are the gazelle and the dear. These are not unclean for food, although they may not be used for sacrifice. In fact, Deuteron-omy specifically includes these among beasts that may be eaten, in these verses:

The animals which you may eat are: ox, sheep, goat, deer, gazelle, roebuck, ibex, antelope, oryx and mountain sheep. Deu 14:4+5

"Unclean" and "clean" in Deut 12:15 do not refer to the food, but refer to the eaters. In other words, regardless of whether the people were ceremonially clean or unclean, in their Land they were permitted to "kill and eat flesh within all your gates." Further, they could do so with animals permitted for sacrifice, such as sheep and goats, just as they were already doing with wild game, such as gazelle and dear. This allowance differed from what had been required of the people while wandering in the wilderness, before entering the Land, as this passage from Leviticus explains:

Whatever man there is of the house of Israel, who kills a bull, or lamb, or goat, in the camp, or who kills it outside the camp, and hasn’t brought it to the door of the Tent of Meeting, to offer it as an offering to YHWH before the tabernacle of YHWH: blood shall be imputed to that man. He has shed blood; and that man shall be cut off from among his people. Lev 17:3+4

In the wilderness camp all animals of a sacrificial type, such as bulls, lambs and goats, could not be slaughtered by their owners. They must be brought to the tabernacle to be slaughtered and offered as a sacrifice to YHWH, after which the meat would be returned to the owner and taken home for eating. Deut 12:13-16 relaxes this requirement once the people were in their Land. Then they would be able to slaughter animals of the sacrificial type themselves, just as they would do with ordinary game animals, for ordinary human consumption (not for sacrifice). Why this change? In the Land the people would be spread out over greater distances making the wilderness requirement a hardship that YHWH did not want to impose upon His people in their Land.
 

Listener Question - Is YHWH a bowling pal?

I really appreciate your teachings. They are enlightening, educational, and inspiring. I really like listening to this station. I have one comment to share though. I feel like your teaching throws around G-d's holy name as if he was a pal on your bowling league. That name was given to the highest priest to use one time and only one time per year. There are many names to choose from, but out of respect for his mightiness, I have problems hearing someone use it like this. Please respond if you would like and thank you for hearing my comment.

Tsiyon Answer:

Thank you for your kind words. It is especially great to hear that you are enjoying our station. I am sorry that our frequent use of His Name on the station troubles you. Your reasons for that are not lost on me. Clearly, you honor His Name and you deem His Name to be worthy of the highest respect. In this we are perfectly agreed. We seem to differ only on HOW the Name should be honored. Some folks, such as yourself, feel that the best way to honor the Name is not to use it, providing substitutes for the Name in daily speech. While I respect that position because of the reverence motivating it, I hold a different opinion regarding how I can best honor the Name. My view is that YHWH gave His Name to His people so that we would use it and make it known throughout the world. This starts with Scripture. As you are no doubt aware, the Name in its original Hebrew letters is found throughout Scripture about 7,000 times. In that record it is spoken from the mouths of priests, prophets, kings and peasants in all sorts of everyday situations - not spoken only one time per year. This frequent use of the Name does not detract from His holiness. On the contrary, by it He is closely associated with His people, who honor His Name by keeping it upon their lips. Here are a few verses which, for me at least, speak of the Divine intention for the Name to be used and glorified among His people forever.

Elohim said moreover to Moses, “You shall tell the children of Israel this, ‘YHWH, the Elohim of your fathers, the Elohim of Abraham, the Elohim of Isaac, and the Elohim of Jacob, has sent me to you.’ This is my name forever, and this is my memorial to all generations. Ex 3:15

I will declare your name to my brothers. In the midst of the assembly, I will praise you. Psalm 22:22

I will make your name to be remembered in all generations. Therefore the peoples shall give you thanks forever and ever. Psalm 45:17

As is your name, Elohim, so is your praise to the ends of the earth. Your right hand is full of righteousness. Psalm 48:10

..We give thanks, for your Name is near. Men tell about your wondrous works. Psalm 75:1 

All nations you have made will come and worship before you, YHWH. They shall glorify your name. Psalm 86:9

In your name they rejoice all day. In your righteousness, they are exalted. Psalm 89:16

I have remembered your name, YHWH, in the night, and I obey your Torah. Psalm 119:55

Turn to me, and have mercy on me, as you always do to those who love your name. Psalm 119:132

"I made known to them your name, and will make it known; that the love with which you loved me may be in them, and I in them.” John 17:26