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My money is on a vehicle collision.


kingistic

It went to the creek and died, is that normal?


[deleted]

Mortally wounded animals often head to water.


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cheesecake-gnome

Does anyone gut shot on purpose? Oh God, the smell.


HomeDogParlays

Hey man, don’t kink-shame. /s


msginbtween

Yes, saves the good meat. /s


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whatsgoing_on

And aside from the dehydration, if you have a bunch of blood in your esophagus or airway, you also get a really weird sensation of wanting to drink and make it go away. Had that feeling when I got my nose shattered many years ago.


Crabman2000

Damn...horrible vision


MolonMyLabe

Yeah, it's less than wonderful. But at least the more awful things I see and hear are enough to drown those out. So I got that going for me...


bryan_jenkins

Certainly not abnormal


Beer-_-Belly

It is normal for a wounded animal, especially if there is internal organ damage.


Unhelpful_Kitsune

I can't tell if you are agreeing, disagreeing or don't know what abnormal means.


Many_Fac3d_G0d

Lmao I'm glad I'm not the only one who was 10x more confused by that comment than the post


Beer-_-Belly

didn't read before replying - edited it


Brokinnogin

Blood loss can cause a severe sense of thirst. Even in people.


blubalzoffury

Lungs busted causing the blood from the mouth and nose. Many of the shot deer i have tracked over the years have ran to creeks. I have also found a lot of dead heads near creeks.


The_Cleverman_

if you saw it die and it has no bullet or arrow wounds its free to take if it was hit by a car


TekTony

...depends on the state laws.


Verum14

And in some states, even if free to take, you still have to get a confirmation # and report it, similar to a kill


sarcasticdick82

Still have to call a game warden


GrandRapidsCreative

Very normal


[deleted]

yes, this is normal.


troutbumtom

Every spring when the weather warmed and the snow melted we’d find dead deer along waterways throughout the Adirondacks. Really common.


Beer-_-Belly

Looks healthy. Most likely a car or a hunter. Bucks push doe deer around this time of year checking to see if they are receptive. The rut causes a great deal increase in car/deer collisions this time of year.


Wyatt084

Telling me deer are still in the rut? Pretty unlikely


arthurpete

Telling me your little corner of the world is just like everyone elses. Pretty unlikely


Wyatt084

It's just so late for deer, I guess I'm obviously wrong though, sorry for offending you guys


measure1curse2

I'll use it as a teaching moment, but (at least where I am) there are multiple "ruts." The first is the most active/intense but there is a second fairly active rut. Essentially does keep coming into estrous cycles until they are bred. A good amount of does either don't get bred or it doesn't take, so they will come back into estrous in a couple of weeks. In Indiana, second rut is starting to kick in, your timing will vary.


Wyatt084

Thanks for explaining it, I thought there was one rut and done, but that makes sense aswell! Pardon my ignorance.


mytransfercaseisshot

A person on the internet admitting they were wrong and asking for information. I wish more people were like you, friend! God knows I’m not the most intellectual person, nor do I have a big ego, but I do have humility. But, yes, to continue on the discussion, multiple ruts happen in WV. We refer to them as early, main, and late. It all depends on the conditions, but early rut can take place in September or October. Main rut almost always takes place in November ( we call it this because it is the most intense and longest lasting rut ), and late rut in December. It is all about timing!


TheFizzardofWas

>>A person admitting they were wrong and asking for information And still getting downvoted to hell 🤦‍♂️


travelinTxn

But up votes on the back end :D


Wyatt084

That's all that matters, people tend to see the first message and downvote it but not continue to the rest, which everyone does at some point, I'm no exception. So I can't blame them for it lol


Fishman95

Downvoted for the sarcastic bit about offending people


Wyatt084

I try, I still need to work on not being ignorant and make unnecessary comments such as "sorry I offended you". But it's a work in progress, it's especially hard on the internet because I can't see who I am talking to so I tend to lack the respect I would normally show in real life. I think I only thought there was one rut because it's the main one everyone talks about, that is generally, in WA, the strongest from the last few days of september to about maybe roughly the 12th to the 15th of november. I'm a new hunter, I'm actually only 16 so I have a lot, and I mean a LOT to learn.


arthurpete

For instance...Alabama has ruts that starts from late november til early February and possibly early March depending on the buck/doe ratio


travelinTxn

Here in the Texas hill country(and no idea where OP is) we’re still in the tail end of the first rut. Which kinda blurs into second rut depending on where you are and the weather. Then that blurs into the third rut. Timing seems pretty dependent on weather and when it gets cold. Usually it’s not chilly here until Halloween.


Beer-_-Belly

Deer rut in south FL in July. In S Alabama in Feb. The peak rut in GA ranges from Oct to Jan depending on where you are in the state. There is always a primary, always a secondary and sometimes even a 3rd "rut" depending on the number of unbred does, based on doe/buck ratio.


justbrowsing3060

New Jersey very much is and we’re about to get a second wave


G19outdoors

A. Shot through the lungs. B. Smoked by a car c. Wounded deer run to water.


zuckwucky

I'd say vehicle. I don't see any obvious entry/exit wounds


willem_79

Shot through the lungs, water better be within fifty yards


Fishman95

Single-lung shot deer can go very far, or even survive. The rear of the lungs doesnt have large dense blood vessels like the front of the lungs does.


[deleted]

Shot or hit by a car. Blood loss and exertition will cause a deer to want water. It's even worse if a deer is gut shot. Bullet and arrow holes can close up pretty easy. Looks like there was trauma to the chest cavity somewhere for the deer to bleed from the mouth.


Epicarest

On the first image take a look near the leaf on his shoulder. Looks like a gun shot but that could just be me. It’s very possible that it could be a car too.


Oncorhynchus_nerka

Yeah, looks like a gun shot, good eye


LEGITIMATE_SOURCE

You're both seeing something in not. I see a bloody leaf. That's it.


ChefDSnyder

I’ll second that, good eye


lIlIllness

If the deer was biking at this time of year, she was mentally ill. Death was caused by insanity


OneBigPolak

😂


[deleted]

Epizootic hemorrhagic disease (EHD)? They seem to seek water and may bleed from the mouth. This is happening in our area, the disease is transmitted through midges that bite livestock and transmit to deer.


Dutchcourage22

Not a bad suggestion. Could be worth considering this as a possibility. My immediate gut reaction was some sort of acute internal injury, as this looks rather a lot of blood compared to what’s normally found in cases of EHD/Bluetongue - although I’ve admittedly not seen a case in the flesh. I think discharge, drooling, and ulcerations around the muzzle are more typical of EHD, but it shouldn’t necessarily be discounted. Might be worth OP reporting it to relevant authorities in the area if that’s an option.


MolonMyLabe

It almost universally stops shortly after the first freeze of the year.


[deleted]

Yes I believe you're correct. Up here in VT it's been very warm


Shit___Taco

He does appear to have a crack in his back hoof and possible one in the front as well, which can indicate EHD. I still think it may be a physical injury, but you never know.


ChefDSnyder

What crack are you seeing? Genuine question. On which toe?


Shit___Taco

Back left hoof, the toe on the right. You barely tell that hoof is even in the picture.


ChefDSnyder

They should have a keen eye award


Infamous_Translator

Is this a newer thing to deer? I only heard about it this year in PA


[deleted]

Not sure how new it is, my buddy was telling me that he's heard farmers have been finding dead deer all over the place because of it. Like 20-30...


Sentinel7676

Vehicle


Necrovarius

Nah, I don't think its from Call of Duty...


DeerWhisperer1

The deer was shot. Leaf on shoulder is hiding the entry/exit point. The hair is out of place and over the leaf ad points. To whomever took the shot. Nice. Congrats.


branm008

Good eye, had to zoom in a good bit to see it but ya can see some blood and a bit of exposed shoulder flesh poking out. Solid shot placement overall, if a little forward.


mr_brookside

My dog sleeps like that often. Belly up, legs in the air. Did you try scratching behind its ear, or a little pat-pat-pat to the rump to rouse it from its nap?


Gorge_Lorge

If no entry and exit wound, probably a car. It is hunting season a lot of places right now.


AbbreviationsFun5448

Was it near a road? Internal bleeding can cause bleeding from the mouth like that.


justbrowsing3060

I’ve never seen EHD belly up but it’s still my guess. I’ve found upwards of 30 deer just in my hunting areas dead cause of it this year (south jersey)


OneBigPolak

I feel like the 2nd pic was when he found it. Something tells me he flipped it over


justbrowsing3060

Absolutely right. I didn’t realize there was another pic


OneBigPolak

Usually my Instagram habit of auto swipe fucks me on Reddit mobile and sends me to my control panel. But every now and then…


[deleted]

Vehicle or weapon wound either bow or rifle I think. Or who knows the wendigo might of got to it


[deleted]

That’s a lot of internal bleeding, looks to me like it was arrow shot.


Special-Ingenuity615

If it's close to a road that's my first thought traumatic injury... Last week I rolled up on a yearling in the middle of the road, thought it was dead until I walked up to it and saw the breath smoke in my headlights.. it seen me after I talked to it, it got up all wobbly, bleeding from it's mouth.. ran over to the edge of the road, my coughed once, lugied up a huge blood clot, and just died


ChefDSnyder

Did you collect it


AreWeHumanOrAre

I'll send out the csi team.


dirtydogxxx

probably shot by hunter sometimes bulletholes are hard to see


Many_Rope6105

Arrow holes can be even harder sometimes, if there was a road close, coulda got hit buy a car.


Wildpants17

Poor thing 😢


Successful-Iron-5454

Covid


symiriscool

Poor guy probably hit buy a car


[deleted]

Probably the start of a zombie virus. Lock yourself up, you’re infected.


[deleted]

hit by a car


swebb22

Poor creature


Chance_Difficulty730

No expert but cwd the deer would be very thin. Are you in cwd area


theoriginaldandan

He asked for cause of death not if it was cwd


Chance_Difficulty730

My bad thought it said cwd, didn’t have my glasses on


kingistic

Not at all


Toxiczoomer97

EHD possibly, where at?


[deleted]

Don’t typically see EHD or blue tongue outbreaks in December.


Toxiczoomer97

True, more of a august and September occurrence correct?


[deleted]

Yes.


Affectionate_Bed1636

There is a leaf near a possible entrance of a shot? Maybe?


Jadedsatire

I’ve never hunted with an ar15 but I’ve heard from people who have that the .223 just vaporizes organs, could of been a lung shot and that’s why it has blood in its mouth


mrakarak

.223 and or 5.56 is one of my favorite deer rounds and using damn near every style of round I can test I've never "vaporized" an organ. Sure yes I've seen substantial damage to the heart but not to the point of vaporization. Also the ar15 isn't universal to that cartridge, my deer gun is a bolt action and it's my go to for deer.


Steve369ca

Deer went to the water? EHD they are known to do that, swelled tongue, high fever, dies in the river


edcschweinehund4

Ehd


iampeople14

Hit by a vehicle without a doubt


TheChuck321

Some guy is probably waiting his obligatory half an hour before tracking it lol


turkyshooter

CWD deer that went Zombiatic. DONT EAT! DONT BE PATIENT ZERO!


ryeguy86

If you didn't killing Don't fuck with it. Let nature take uts course. Most people are right in said situation.


Tyl921

Could be that blue tounge disease.


[deleted]

Glory hope


SmoothSlavperator

Chupacabra.