Here's the culprit! Page 3- Found this doe this morning

[ksbowman]

I thought you might find this as interesting as I did. My son inlaw shot a doe last night ,but had a pitiful blood trail and after an hour of looking on my  hands and knees I told him we needed to wait till daylight to keep from covering up any sign there might be. After hunting this morning I finished up tracking and found it only 20-25 yards away from where we quit last night. Something had ate on the hindquarters then covered the head and hindquarters up with leaves. Give me some input, I know what my thoughts are, but would like to hear yours.                

[RedShaft]

cat? big cat?
Tracks around?

[ChuckC]

big mean bear or cats. . .
ChuckC

[wingnut]

Covered up means big cat!!

Mike

[briarsdad]

Bigfoot!      

[ksbowman]

There were no tracks that was the first thing I looked for. We've had so little moisture the summer and fall that tracks are unheard of around here. Mike's comment was the first thought I had.

[RedShaft]

leave it lay and put up a trail cam!!!  

[ksbowman]

We salvaged about 3/4 of the deer, then took the unsalvagable back and covered it with the same leaves and dirt. Then set up a trail cam. I'm going to wait three days and check it, hopefully with an answer.

[JimB]

That was done by a bobcat.A lion would have eaten more,drug it some distance and could flip the carcass to get to the other side.I've seen plenty of lion and bobcat kills.That one is a bobcat.

[centaur]

Meow! I'm saying bobcat as well.

[critter69]

I think bob cat also, to little eaten to be lion

[ksbowman]

We salvaged about 3/4 of the deer, then took the unsalvagable back and covered it with the same leaves and dirt. Then set up a trail cam. I'm going to wait three days and check it, hopefully with an answer.

[Gatekeeper]

Interesting!

[Seeking Trad Deer]

Let us know...thanks for sharing!

[Mic W]

I have also seen Coyotes do that. If it is too big to move they will try to bury it and return later.

[TxAg]

Bobcat

[far rider]

Never seen a coyote do that, but a big cat sure will.

[dkforge]

Chupacabra

[imhntn]

Originally posted by JimB:
That was done by a bobcat.A lion would have eaten more,drug it some distance and could flip the carcass to get to the other side.I've seen plenty of lion and bobcat kills.That one is a bobcat.

I'm with Jim.  It is a bobcat.

[Mic W]

Walking down my road a couple years ago, my wife and I came across two coyotes near the side of the road. I went over to see what they were into and there was a road kill deer with the hind quarters gone and it was covered in dirt and leaves. I thought it was the coyotes that had tried to bury it , but it could have been a Bobcat that buried it and the coyotes came across it later.we see both quite frequently in my area.