groach1234 Posted June 3, 2009 Report Share Posted June 3, 2009 Okay well heres what happened, i was out on my most daily walk around the farm and came across this dead animal. I am feeling that it is a young roe deer what are your thoughts? then on to how it died....I was thinking a very young deer of natural causes or a fox or a case of mistaken identity for a fox by some idiot who i am sure has done it before when i came across a dead roe when i was about 10 and it scared the **** out of me :look: let me know what you think.... George Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moor man Posted June 3, 2009 Report Share Posted June 3, 2009 looks like a roe fawn to me, shame. ,difficult with no scale, do you have fallow or red there? :look: definately a deer skull though imho. Any bits missing?. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bleeh Posted June 3, 2009 Report Share Posted June 3, 2009 Roe - (depends on size). It could of died any number of ways, - Roe fawns that are very young have the awful habbit of not moving even if the sky was falling in. I have seen a hedge-slasher attachment on a tractor run one over by mistake in the past. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
groach1234 Posted June 3, 2009 Author Report Share Posted June 3, 2009 (edited) Moor Man: No we only have roe round us, it looks like its all there and for scale it was very small. the chest cavity was maybe 18 inches top in length i would say. It was sheltered under a tree so i felt it could have either been weak and die or shot and dumped, i am sure a roe has been shot on our farm before by the guy who comes foxing although i have no proof but it was a roe in its summer coats and and i assume that is how it died because of where it was anyway it spooked me and i was not up for performing a post mortem on it when i was only 10 haha anyway anyones input will be appreciated. George Edited June 3, 2009 by groach1234 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Stu Posted June 4, 2009 Report Share Posted June 4, 2009 There is a dead roe fawn that looks very similar to what you have photographed not far from my house. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highlander Posted June 4, 2009 Report Share Posted June 4, 2009 Why a young deer (Roe fawn)? You say 18 inch chest which isn't far off an adult Roe size especially when all you've got is skin & bone. Have you had a good rummage around the carcase to see if there's any bullet damage? What about it's teeth, wear/tear? Any broken legs etc? All might give you a clue to it's demise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
groach1234 Posted June 4, 2009 Author Report Share Posted June 4, 2009 It could easily have been smaller than that, i would say it was almost defiantly a fawn is a deer as it was very small compared to the roe I seen out and about on my walks it was as i say very small, i may go back later today to get some actual sort of scale. George Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
top shot Posted June 4, 2009 Report Share Posted June 4, 2009 looks like a fawn but cant identify which type of deer probability is it got neglected at young age and couldnt fend for itself Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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