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Deer Carcass Left on my Property

Posted on 11/30/22 at 1:54 pm
Posted by TigerScratch
West Monroe
Member since Oct 2005
1310 posts
Posted on 11/30/22 at 1:54 pm
I've recently built a new home in West Monroe where I own 53 acres. A few days ago, I saw a truck between my home and the Methodist church on the property line. I went outside this morning and there were probably 50 buzzards hanging out on the tree / property line. Knowing that something was dead, I walked over and found a deer carcass. It was a small buck that had been dumped and was partially processed. The rib cage toward the front of the deer was complete other than the skull having been cut open to take the horns. The back end of the deer was gone.

I'm not a hunter, but am aware of CWD. For everyone not familiar with this area, it's near the edge of D'Arbonne National Wildlife Refuge - maybe 2 miles as a crow flies. I have a number of does and their offspring that probably rarely leave my property as I have a feeder and a lot of Oaks on the property with plenty of cover and a 4 acre pond. The last 2 weeks I've had a lot of big bucks in the yard running around with the does and just kinda hanging out in general. This past Sunday evening, I counted 21 does plus a few smaller bucks within 80 yards of my front door. The mail carrier had to stop her jeep because the deer were on the driveway. Between the trip in and out, maybe half of them went down a hill into the trees till she left. I really enjoy having wildlife on the property and the deer and both of my dogs like to have staredowns from across the property.

After telling several hunter friends about this, they all recommended that I report it. I called both the Fed and State wildlife departments today and though cordial, neither of them really cared and told me that I should call the other or just dispose of the carcass myself.
2 years ago while building the home, I had 2 large bucks dumped on the other side of the property that had been beheaded and only the backstrap removed. DWF came out and canvassed the area, but told us that they couldn't really do anything.

My question is this. What should I do? I'm not really receiving any help from DWF and I don't want my deer to stop living near me. I had a friend tell me that he had experienced deer moving away from his property ( also near town ) after people were dumping deer near him also.
Obviously, I don't want people dumping anything on or near my property and definitely don't want my deer to leave or even worse contract CWD, since I don't know where this deer came from. Any ideas?
This post was edited on 11/30/22 at 1:57 pm
Posted by jpainter6174
Boss city
Member since Feb 2014
5292 posts
Posted on 11/30/22 at 1:57 pm to
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I don't know where this deer came from


Doesn't sound like there's much you can do, until you figure out this. Maybe put up game cameras in hopes they do it again and you can see whose doing it.
Posted by LSUballs
RayVegas LA
Member since Feb 2008
37746 posts
Posted on 11/30/22 at 1:58 pm to
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West Monroe



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What should I do?




Get used to it

Other than that, put some cameras up they may can get a license plate. Good luck.
Posted by Stexas
SWLA
Member since May 2013
6000 posts
Posted on 11/30/22 at 2:27 pm to
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I had a friend tell me that he had experienced deer moving away from his property ( also near town ) after people were dumping deer near him also.


I'm not saying that your friend is silly but we routinely see deer feeding near gut piles in Texas. They absolutely do not care about seeing other dead animals.
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I counted 21 does plus a few smaller bucks within 80 yards of my front door. The mail carrier had to stop her jeep because the deer were on the driveway.

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For everyone not familiar with this area, it's near the edge of D'Arbonne National Wildlife Refuge - maybe 2 miles as a crow flies.



Show us where specifically???
Posted by jchamil
Member since Nov 2009
16484 posts
Posted on 11/30/22 at 2:34 pm to
Cameras, No Trespassing Signs, Booby Traps
Posted by 257WBY
Member since Feb 2014
5595 posts
Posted on 11/30/22 at 2:40 pm to
Your 53 acres is not holding a number of does and yearlings. They probably leave your property every day. Deer carcasses will not run them off.
You are dealing with a poacher. They probably shot the deer on or near your property. Put up trail cameras where this dumping occurred and at other likely spots. Put up signs saying “under video surveillance”. Ask your friends who hunt to save their game cameras that break. Put these out, also. Outlaws need to see them and think they’re being watched.
Posted by 257WBY
Member since Feb 2014
5595 posts
Posted on 11/30/22 at 2:41 pm to
Also, if you don’t want CWD on your property, stop using a feeder.
Posted by Tchefuncte Tiger
Bat'n Rudge
Member since Oct 2004
57219 posts
Posted on 11/30/22 at 2:50 pm to
Sounds like you have a poacher in your midst. Have you heard shots at night or out-of-season? Gather as much info as you can safely acquire then contact LDWF.
Posted by BigDawg0420
Hamsterdam
Member since Apr 2010
7397 posts
Posted on 11/30/22 at 5:16 pm to
Your first mistake was calling green jeans. Whether they acted like they cared or not, this just gives em a reason to snoop around your property and cause headaches. Posting signs and setting up game cams should have been the first move.
Posted by calcotron
Member since Nov 2007
8265 posts
Posted on 11/30/22 at 6:07 pm to
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I had 2 large bucks dumped on the other side of the property that had been beheaded and only the backstrap removed.


People who do this should be banned from hunting. Complete asshats.
Posted by Turner River Terror
Member since Apr 2022
257 posts
Posted on 11/30/22 at 6:47 pm to
I have carcasses' dumped near me all the time.
Theirs 2 piles of 6 Cayotes about a 1/2 mile away in the woods behind my house now.
Deer and Hog remains are common .
Buzzards make short work of them and I just drive on by.
I don't like it but I'd go crazy trying to stop it.
No big deal to me. I dump my kills in the woods close by all the time.
Nature makes short work of them
Posted by tenfoe
Member since Jun 2011
6847 posts
Posted on 11/30/22 at 6:59 pm to
My old man dumps deer carcasses within 150yds of his house. They disappear in a couple days. Dead deer usually don't last long enough in the woods for them to even stink too bad (because they are delicious).
Posted by White Bear
Yonnygo
Member since Jul 2014
13883 posts
Posted on 11/30/22 at 7:04 pm to
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Also, if you don’t want CWD on your property, stop using a feeder.
Posted by calcotron
Member since Nov 2007
8265 posts
Posted on 11/30/22 at 7:35 pm to
The nuisance kills I get, you aren't taking meat. Nature cleans it up. I'm just saying anyone who takes only the head and backstraps of a deer shouldn't be hunting.
Posted by greenbean
USAF Retired
Member since Feb 2019
4585 posts
Posted on 11/30/22 at 8:05 pm to
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Also, if you don’t want CWD on your property, stop using a feeder.



And thin out the herd.
Posted by sta4ever
The Pit
Member since Aug 2014
15156 posts
Posted on 11/30/22 at 9:58 pm to
How crazy. I was actually driving in this area the other day and saw tons of buzzards flying around. I was wondering what could have attracted so many of them.

That’d aggravate the piss out of me though. I’d put up lots of fake cameras and stuff to hopefully deter people from doing these kinds of things. These kinds of hunters should be shot on spot. Wasting an animal like that is a terrible sin.
Posted by alphaandomega
Tuscaloosa
Member since Aug 2012
13536 posts
Posted on 12/1/22 at 1:41 pm to
We have a 14" auger for our tractor. We dig a hole, pour the guts and drop the rest down inside the hole and cover it back up. A sawsall will make cutting the carcass down small enough to fit.

Regarding the cwd, it is the brain and spinal cord (and spinal fluid) you need to be careful about.
Posted by Huntinguy
Member since Mar 2011
1752 posts
Posted on 12/1/22 at 3:34 pm to
Your deer sound reasonably tame. What are the odds that the deer was roadkill, and someone harvested what seemed prudent and drug the rest out of the road?
Posted by LSUTigahss
Member since Feb 2021
827 posts
Posted on 12/1/22 at 7:19 pm to
I know exactly where you’re at. Let me know if you need an ethical Hunter to control some numbers.
Posted by MasterJSchroeder
Berwick
Member since Nov 2020
973 posts
Posted on 12/2/22 at 12:32 pm to
Get:
Cameras that alert your phone when triggered
A high powered rifle
A Mini Ex, Backhoe, or digging equipment large enough to bury a vehicle relatively quickly
Diesel

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