I have found several dead bucks in a small parcel where only I have permission to hunt. I took the antlers from 2 for rattling or whatever. I don't know what killed them, but it is very close to a road, and they ended up on a trail that crosses the road. The thought occurred to me they were probably hit on the road, made it a short way into the woods and layed down and died. But, if another person finds them, and sees the antlers cut off,they probably think a hunter shot them and left them. Problem is, I'm the hunter that folks know about, and I don't want them to think I would do that.