Follow up on my dead dear ( trail cam pics )

[dreaming bucks]

So I went out today to check camera's, and I was pretty surprised to see the whole deer there yet...... I thought well, maybe the coyotes got my scent and are a little shy about going back in there for supper...... I think I was right. After going through the pics, I have a coyote a couple nights in a row, that would stay back about 10 feet from it, but not commit, just like he new something wasn't right....

The part I was really surprised about , was the pics I got of this buck...... It's almost like he lost his buddy and wants him to wake up. I will post a few pics of him, but I literally have like 50 or 60 pictures of this buck between 2 or 3 nights, he just kept coming back to sniff him or whatever he is doing..... Do you think they look out for each other like humans do ? I don't know, very weird !!!

Here is the way it looks in daylight, I didn't get any pics of deer or coyotes during light though.







and here is his long lost buddy !






and what the heck is this, is he calling for him to wake up ?



extreme close up, checking my camera out.....

[Stanley]

Cool pics.

[Zap]

Very interesting pics.

[Swampthing]

I always thought only elephants actually mourn their dead? This deer isn't following the rules is he?
Thanks for the post. Mabey he's screaming, very, very, odd.

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[Spysar]

I've never seen a buck look like that. It's crazy.

[dan]

I had a similar experience. I shot a buck and field dressed in in a CPR field and for a few weeks deer would come from all over and stair at and paw at the guts.

[uncleron]

Cool pics!

I wonder if he's actually trying to eat the carcass?

I've heard stories of deer eating fish carcasses that lay on the riverbank. There was also that youtube video of a deer eating a wounded bird. We all know that deer are opportunists and a dead animal in front of them would be an opportunity for a good meal. It may not happen very often, but I think its possible.

[BackWoodsHunter]

Those are great pics, never would have expected to see that buck stand over his buddy like that. PS He will be a nice one next yr good thing he made it through the gun seasons!

[Milk Weed Seed]

Great pictures, who would of thought?? Don't let the antis get hold of this... we'll all be getting sued for mental damages to the deer population