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[crappieslapper]

My brother was deer hunting our property Saturday morning, but with the rain coming down pretty steady, he left by noon. We returned yesterday again, and once he got into his stand he noticed a huge 9 pointer down about 30 yards away. It was obviously shot Saturday afternoon sometime, probably closer toward evening. It was only 50 feet inside our tree line from the neighboring corn field, where it was most likely shot. Who ever shot it didn't track it, or couldn't find it in the dark (hard to believe). My question is, will other deer stay away from this area if we don't remove the carcass?
Thanks for any tips

[DUCKJ]

I do believe they will. The people that hunt the property next to us drag there carcus's out into the field when they are done cleaning them and the deer seem to shy away from that area till the dogs and birds in the area rip it apart and drag it off.
Dont know if its the scent they dont like or if its the carcus being there.

Happy Hunting
Duck

[bigdog]

I have shot deer standing next to a fresh cut pile. Have also had a deer come up to inspect a gutted out deer that was laying in the woods before I started dragging. Last year there were 3 gutpiles within 60 yards of my stand and deer continued to pass through undisturbed. It doesn't appear to bother them.

[crappieslapper]

I wasn't clear on this. The whole deer is laying there, we didn't gut it out or anything. With the warm weather, and figuring it had been laying for 12 - 18 hours without be gutted, the meat would be bad. How does this change things? Do you think the meat was still good after laying that long with guts in tact?
Thanks guys

[GregR]

This is not quite the same, but one year I didn't get my deer until Dec. 23rd (archery). When I went back to remove my stand I noticed deer tracks all around what was left of the gut pile. They had been eating the frozen stomach contents.

Greg

[Royce Aardahl]

I don't think the meat would be bad. Now if it was in the 70's that would be different. I would have called the game warden and let him know what happened and then I would see if he says it's ok to put in my freezer.

[HunterLee]

Two years ago my dad and little brother were out in a stand. They shot a doe and then waited a little while then another one came down the same trail and sniffed the dead one. THey shot that one as well. So take how you want. Probly depends on the deer.

[Ole1855]

A couple of years ago I shot a big 10 pointer (out of my buddy's stand, boy was he PO'd, he was in my stand) I sat in the stand for 10 minutes before going down to take care of the deer. Just before I got down out of the stand I heard some noise, I thought it was my buddy, but it turned out to be a real nice 8 point. So I filled my buddies tag too, but back to your question, the 8 pointer walked up to the dead deer and sniffed it to see why it wasn't moving it walked around it several times before I shot it.

This year I shot a buck on Wed. afternoon, and on Thur. morning and afternoon I had deer come by and smell the remains. I don't think it spooks them at all.

Ole

[Mayfly]

If a deer that had been shot appeared near my stand within the last 24 hours, I would gut it and eat it. What a waste of a deer.

And...No I don't believe that will ward off any deer.

[crappieslapper]

Thanks for the responses guys. I think we'll leave him there. It would be a tough drag out of there. Such a waste though. Too bad the person responsible didn't do a little tracking after they shot.