How does everyone approach a dead deer? Walk up to it, poke it, kick it? The GOLDEN rule is to approach it down wind and from behind if both situations are possible. I personally walk up to it from behind and give him a little nudge on their back leg, this way if they are stilll alive when they get up to run off you are out of the way.

It really blows my mind to see the people on t.v walk right up to it and poke the deer on its forehead or worse yet in its eye (Deer do not die with their eyes closed, always open). Do they just not think? HELLO. If you the deer is still alive and if its a racked buck those antlers are probably going to be pretty painful.

Just venting...