Dead bucks...

[EastTexasMan]

We have found two dead buck skulls that look like they died late last year. we hunt in the Cayuga/crossroads part of Anderson County. Is anyone else finding dead deer? We've seen several coyotes chasing deer, and you hear them in packs every night. Shot 4 already this year. Was just curious if anyone else was having a predator/virus problem?

[az2tx]

did you find them in creek beds or near water

[DeerGeek]

Rut is hard on bucks. Jan/Feb mortality (post rut) is high. Just my guess....

[chris1911]

did you find them in creek beds or near water

this....

[Codie]

Lots of deer die each year - nothing abnormal about it at all

[EastTexasMan]

No, they weren't found near creeks or water. I'm thinking the large amount of coyotes picked them off after rut, unfortunately.

[keatonskidmore]

Lots of deer die each year - nothing abnormal about it at all

sad but true...

[yanta61]

those might be a couple years old. they sure look bleached out to be from last year. either way it doesn't hurt the deer population to kill every coyote you see....

[Eason]

Those are at least a couple of years old, but over the last couple of months I have been finding dead deer at more than one of my leases. We have found 2 bucks and a doe that have died at my place in Cherokee county and 3 deer (1 doe two unknown) at my place in San Augustine county. Neither place is over populated and we have no idea what is causing this. I seriously doubt this is poacher related and there is no telling how many more could be laying dead in the woods because all that we have found we just happened to walk by.

[EastTexasMan]

IDK about a couple years old, The bottom one looks like one that we saw early November last year.... wide, short tined, and thick... However, all our bucks have a pretty close genetic makeup

[stickemhard3]

i also have found at least 3 other skulls out there tho, 2 does and 1 button buck. Both those bucks were found close to thick brush.

[ewalters]

I found one this year also in Anderson County. We are just out of Elkhart. The one I found was a nice 11 point.

[EastTexasMan]

Stickemhard, you didnt tell me about those.... It's making for a nice skull setup at camp

[The Real McCoy]

both look to be about 2 yr old (how long they have been dead) idk just how it looks to me.