Thanks ,not sure how it died, I honestly think someone shot a deer and took back legs and Backstrap ,all I know is I found the head and hide and one front leg attached but eaten ,hair everywhere one evening and the next morning it's all gone but the hair ,I'm in the north central Texas - azle and Alvord are home for me.i think coyotes did the deer but this morning I noticed a large scrape and some leafs in a pile and discovered cat scat ,freshly buried -