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something eating deer carcass

Posted: Thu Jan 02, 2014 12:10 pm
by sadie1
I shot a cull buck last week and looked for it, but didnt find any blood and couldn't find it, and have to leave to come home that night. I also thought I saw the same deer later in the evening after I shot, so I thought I had just missed. Anyway, went back yesterday just to look in daylight and he was laying about 50 yards past where I had stopped looking. The deer had been partially eaten, but was covered with leaves that had been raked onto the carcass. Am I wrong in thinking that is something that you normally associate with cats and bears? Coyotes don't do that do they? I am by delta national so I know there are bears in the area.... was just curious.

Re: something eating deer carcass

Posted: Thu Jan 02, 2014 12:42 pm
by 420 racin
http://www.foxnews.com/science/2013/10/ ... halloween/

I thought everybody knew about the Chupacabra

Re: something eating deer carcass

Posted: Thu Jan 02, 2014 1:33 pm
by SWAG
Bobcat

Re: something eating deer carcass

Posted: Thu Jan 02, 2014 1:46 pm
by Big R
+1 Bobcat, they will try and cover their food and come back later to finish eating it.

Re: something eating deer carcass

Posted: Thu Jan 02, 2014 3:40 pm
by chs36
I can't think of any animal right off hand that lives in the woods,eats deer carcasses, and totes a yard rake around with'um???

Re: something eating deer carcass

Posted: Thu Jan 02, 2014 5:57 pm
by Blackduck
I know some that pack a skulling paddle.

Re: something eating deer carcass

Posted: Fri Jan 03, 2014 9:14 am
by southernvaughan
Probably a bobcat. We hunt between Vaughan and Benton and have had the exact thing happen. As far as I know there has never been a bear sighting anywhere around there. Too much open ground, but there are plenty of bobcats and some that are REALLY big!

Re: something eating deer carcass

Posted: Fri Jan 03, 2014 7:58 pm
by cody's guide
Bobcat.. scene it and all the old guys confirm..

Re: something eating deer carcass

Posted: Tue Jan 07, 2014 2:05 pm
by Hambone
Definitely bobcat. We had the same thing happen, uncovered the carcass, put a camera on the scene and next day had the photographic proof of the cat covering the carcass with leaves.