That antler in the barbed wire is from the buck that is laying flat on the ground, obviously broke it off in the struggle. I agree, usually a tangled mess of barbed wire like that is rust and been there for years, not this stuff.

He left them there. We both work for the Minnesota DNR so I think he reported it to a Conservation Officer and let them be. This was out towards Marshall.

Never thought of a poachers trap though.