Hunting near dead deer.

[cbx46]

Leaving the stand this afternoon for trick or treating I stumbled upon someones fawn shooting that they didnt care to retreive I guess not sure why anyone would shoot such a small deer but whatever. How do you guys feel about deer movement and hunting within say 100 yards of a dead deer? Kind of fresh no real smell yet prob this weekends amatuer hour.

[SteveNY]

You sure it was shot?

[cbx46]

I actually am not so I prob rushed with the amatuer hour comment.

[fasteddie]

Deer live with death around them so it probably isn't a big deal . If anything . I would probably drag it out of any path / trail that might get used . I have had deer walk past and through gut piles before but not positive as to a reaction to a deer body laying there .

[G-Man]

the deer will ignore it and it might be gone by this weekend if you have a good population of fox or coyote....

[cbx46]

No coyote just fox.

[fasteddie]

Fox and Turkey buzzards will take care of it .

[WNYBuckHunter]

Not an issue, just make sure you arent downwind from it when it starts to stink. The other deer wont mind it much. I had something similar happen a few years back. A car had hit a deer and it ran and dropped 30 yards from my stand. I still saw a ton of deer there, some sniffing the dead one.

[Uncle Nicky]

I've seen them walk right past gut piles without even paying any attention. I've also seen them stop & check out dead deer, I guess curiosity gets the best of them. You might want to drag it downwind a little (if it's not too late) before you hunt this spot again.

[Skillet]

I was taught to always drag the deer far from my stand to gut them. I usually do it when I get back to camp, then put the pile in the bushes. I don't really think that it matters, but it's just the way I was taught. It does make for a heavier drag though. I guess deer are used to death, like fasteddie said. It's not like us walking down the street and seeing auntie Mable with rigormortis, laying in the ding weeds.