What did this deer die from?
Today I decided to do some scouting for deer season saturday.I was on a hill, andI saw a buck in some thick briers and weeds below me. I thought he was laying low, and then would slip out behind me when I walked by. I watched him for a minute, and then he must have winded me, because he got up in a hurry, and started to run. He only made it about 10 steps before he fell over, kicked a few times and died. I thought this was weird, so I went and got the farmer of the land I hunt on, and we went to look at it. There was no gunshot wound or anything. ( First gun season ended yesterday). I thought it might be hit by a car, but there was no bruising on the buck. We gutted to see if there was anything wrong on the inside, but there wasnt, and everything seemed normal about the deer. It was old, I was thinking 4.5 or 5.5. scores roughly 130-140 in.It was a real fighter, missing two tines, and the ears torn to shreds. I didnt take the meat, because i was afraid there might be a health problemwith the buck. I will be doing an antler mount ofjust the antlers however. Does anybody know what this buck could have died from?