12/1/2023 0 Comments Skull and bones dagger![]() Placing your carcass in an area where it can be seen from above will all but assure that birds will find the carrion. ![]() Believe it or not there has been a great deal of research on this subject of “what happens to carcasses” so here are some tidbits to think about, the good and the bad of getting rid of deer remains. ![]() Even though your camp may already have methods of deer disposal planned, you and members of your hunting camp might want to reconsider some additional options before getting rid of your deer carcass. Besides the usual suspects vultures, hawks, crows, owls, eagles, fox, opossums, coyotes and the list goes on, also feed on carrion.Īnother group you may not consider, are insects including burying beetles, carrion beetles, dung beetles, and the maggots of dozens of species of flies all of which help recycle nitrogen and carbon back into the local environment.Įvery deer camp has a place to get rid of carcasses of cleaned deer, but times are changing. It’s not as bad as you think, because carrion happens to be an important food source for many large carnivores and omnivores worldwide. Once you dispose of your deer remains, it becomes “carrion,” which is Latin for dead-decaying flesh. Most raptors, including bald eagles, golden eagles and of course vultures will readily take carrion. It was a pair that nested up the river from our house and I was happy to let them feast on the remains. It was about 200 yards from a box stand and I had intentions of sitting in the stand and hopefully shooting a coyote, but within a couple of hours the deer remains were being consumed by a pair of bald eagles. Last year I began thinking about some of the benefits and consequences after I had dropped a deboned carcass of a doe on our back field. There are various options for carcass disposal and where and how you take care of this part of the hunt can either create problems or benefit the environment. But now we have the remains to deal with? This is important, especially in today’s “CWD-tainted existence.” There are lots of options and having been a deer hunter for over 50 years I have seen carcasses disposed of in many ways and places. To subscribe, click here.Īnyone who has killed a deer knows the real work starts after the hunt, field dressing and skinning, de-boning, and prepping meat for the freezer. ![]() Richard Hines | Originally published in GameKeepers: Farming for Wildlife Magazine. ![]()
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