This morning I got up and found my Morrel buck target knocked apart. The sections were knocked apart and facing backwards or on the ground. The stakes holding them in were bent back. My first thought was a Bear tore it up, this has happened to several other of my back yard targets over the years. When I went to the target to put it back together I found the ground covered in Deer tracks. The bucks side material was torn away and the foam parts for the head/neck area and hind quarters had numerous gouge marks in them. I do have a second Deer target about 5 yards behind this one (a Doe) that wasn't touched. I have been Bowhunting in NJ for almost 40 years and know what happened. But this is only September 15th. not the Rut.
I set up a trail camera on it and now will see if it happens again.

Bmott