Dead deer at feeder

[hillcountryhunter]

While filling feeders yesterday, I came across a dead yearling doe about 15 yards from the feeder. She hadn't been dead long as there was no smell and she was still very pliable. I checked the camera and it had caught nothing but the normal activity.

Any ideas?

[RR 314]

Yup. She's dead. As the old timers say--she up and died. Illness, infection, injury coyote etc. Don't think any particular theory will be better than others.

[hound dog]

If there is not enough water near by and they gorge themselves on that cotton seed, the expansion difficulties I have heard about, could suffacate them.

[BuckRage]

looks like it was killed at another spot. otherwise you think there would be more hair & remanence around. as for reason for death .....

[Traildust]

Oxygen depletion

[NTex]

Lack of tissue perfusion

[TxNurse]

Lack of brain activity.

[chrigging]

lack of organs

[boh347]

Lack of hemoglobin

[meltingfeather]

looks like some trauma below the neck

[Tx.Fisher]

Something ate her. That's what killed her.

[hillcountryhunter]

Thank you for all the forensic analyses. I had assumed she just fell asleep and the aliens got her.

CSI doesn't have anything on you guys!

[MASTERS]

black panther

[Outlaw_6]

Dead deer at feeder

Pea gravel overdose.

[TXJIM]

Whatever it was, her head seems to have been immune to it. I would grid the head and feed it the other deer quick