The one side actually has a "formed" antler...it's just a little nub. I thought first too that it had one of the antlers broken off until further inspection.
Can I rule out a Coyote? Big concern having an indoor/outdoor cat.
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Senior Member
The one side actually has a "formed" antler...it's just a little nub. I thought first too that it had one of the antlers broken off until further inspection.
Can I rule out a Coyote? Big concern having an indoor/outdoor cat.
Last edited by ALCOAR; 04-06-13 at 21:09.
Member
Yea it hard to see that one side good in the pic. I have never seen a formed antler that blunt, they usually form some type of a point or twist a little. Maybe broken or damaged while in velvet?Originally Posted by TRIDENT82
Yotes don't typically take down a healthy adult deer. They go after the very young, old, sick or injured.
Member
The more I look at pics 2 &3 the more I am convinced that it is broken off.
Member
Hi:
From what I can see of the lower jaw it looks like the premolars are all present. If that is the case, then it would be about 1 year 7 months.
Biologists use the growth and wear pattern of the teeth in the lower jaw for aging deer. It has proven to be rather accurate.
Senior Member
You could very well be correct, however it just seems to rounded off, or clean to be broken off.
Little better pic for you guys....
Few things I found as well...
Last edited by ALCOAR; 04-06-13 at 21:52.
Member
Defiantly broken.
Member
Even after breaking, they will continue to rub, which accounts for the rounded edges.
How did you find the deer? I admit that the tree looks wimpy and that the buck could snap it, but was it hanging in that tree or did you hang for pictures? It's not unusual at all for a buck to get his antlers caught in a tree while rubbing. It eventually dies or is eaten alive by yotes coming to the smorgasbord.
Bucks die all of the time from natural causes too. Drought, Blue Tongue, yotes, etc, etc. I agree, 2 years.
Last edited by kry226; 04-07-13 at 07:14.
Hang up and drive.
Luke 22:35-38
Senior Member
Young deer and a broken main beam. They can break the antlers fighting with other bucks. He could have been wounded and lost by a hunter, hit by a car, or even mortally wounded by another buck, who knows? The yotes probably cleaned up the carcass. It's a shame, he looks like he could have been a really nice buck in a couple more years.
You know, the place you shoot would be ideal for hunting coyotes. The long sight lines and a good electronic caller should give you a good shooting opportunity. If you want to know if you have yotes on the property, just take a long walk. They like to patrol edges, so roads or trails along tree lines or logging roads in the woods usually reveal the tracks and scat they leave behind.
Last edited by mtdawg169; 04-07-13 at 08:26.
Senior Member
For all we know, it could have been a dog or two. It's certainly possible.
Member
It could very well be a plethora of different things. I know this year in Nebraska there was a HUGE number of deer killed by EHD (epizootic hemorrhagic disease). It was mainly killing white tail, because they tend to hang out around water a lot more than mule deer. I talked to a bunch of ranchers that found dozens of dead deer on their property.
Posting Permissions
Reply With Quote
Bookmarks