Howdy folks id like to get your opinions about something i saw yesterday while fishing ,in a local state park. while fishing a deer (im not sure whether it was a doe or a buck that recently shed) walked into the river and swam in a circle for a good 10-15 minutes and then it died. now its head was above water most of the time so im not sure if it drowned or if it was wounded or sick.
it was a fat and healthy looking animal. 2 things i think might have happened ,1 it had some sort of disease and was disoriented or 2 it was shot by a poacher and while trying to cross the river and became weak and disoriented. i saw no blood but earlier in the morning i found another dead deer that somebody had started to skin out but didnt finish the job(maybe they saw me coming)so im thinking maybe poachers. i allerted DNR about what i found but id like to get your ideas if i could. Thanks alot,MONGO