That's coyotes. They didn't necessarily kill the deer themselves. In fact, they probably didn't this time of year, when fawns have grown big and fast, and all the deer are fat and healthy.
It has been bow season for weeks now, and the past four days have been a special, antlerless muzzleloader season. Lots of people were out there trying to fill their doe tags. The coyotes just need to find dead and wounded deer before/instead of the hunters.
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Reply to Something killed and devoured a deer in my yard last night. Thought it was coyotes, but they don't decapitate... coywolves, actual wolves? What could have done this..... (Northern Vermont) by WheezeThaJuice
That's coyotes. They didn't necessarily kill the deer themselves. In fact, they probably didn't this time of year, when fawns have grown big and fast, and all the deer are fat and healthy.
It has been bow season for weeks now, and the past four days have been a special, antlerless muzzleloader season. Lots of people were out there trying to fill their doe tags. The coyotes just need to find dead and wounded deer before/instead of the hunters.