Anyone lose a deer in Southern NH this year?

MA Jay · 01-13-2006, 06:25 AM

While out hare hunting in Southern NH yesterdayI came across this guy a long way from any road. The coyotes had eaten EVERYTHING except his feet and the top of his head, including the ribs. There wasn't a single scratch on his rack though. He's a real beauty, nice main frame 10 with 2 stickers. I have to think he was wounded as it is hard to believe a buck like this, which would have gone over 200lbs in this area, would have been coyote bait.

I know I would still be moping if I had lost this guy!

jf5 · 01-13-2006, 08:33 AM

Too bad. At least you got a nice clean rack though....

RonM · 01-13-2006, 09:05 AM

I hunted around Plymouth about 6 or 7 years ago, nice area, might go back this year....

rybohunter · 01-13-2006, 02:23 PM

He could have been worn down from the rut, or could have been injured from fighting during the rut and that's why the yotes got him

VT Ridges · 01-14-2006, 06:48 AM

Nice looking buck, too bad it was wasted on the coyotes. A nice buck like this could have run him self down with the rut or got hurt. Souns like a good place to watch for coyotes. I used to live in Ashburnham, MA and had a pack coyotes in the yard several times. I think the damn things got our family cat.

bbahunter · 01-15-2006, 01:16 PM

Thats too bad, hopefully he was already dead by the time the yotes got him!

Bob H in NH · 01-17-2006, 07:52 AM

Yotes do go after bucks like that, I "saved" one from them one year, the coyotes were screaming away and coming closer so I knew something was coming, figured it would be a small doe running from them and if so, I would just let her go and shoot the yote! (Bucks only). Well a MONSTER buck came trotting through and when I got over my shock, I shot at him and missed, he took off, yotes stopped coming and everyone lived through it [&:]