Pine Donkey Report post Posted June 4, 2012 Garrett was doing a little hiking and scouting this past week. As he drove into a new area, not too far from a town, he came across a boneyard with atlease 20 bulls with their antlers cut off. I am guessing that this is the dumping ground for a taxidermist? Maybe the horns have been cut off so they can be removeable from the mount. What I don't understand is why was a ring of fur left on the skill at each base? There were also several hides that appeard to still have the front leg and shoulder on them. Maybe some of the taxidermists on here could educate me a bit...Thanks. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CouesWhitetail Report post Posted June 4, 2012 Most taxidermists don't cut off the antlers from the skull like that. You might want to alert the local AGFD game warden about the dump site. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Snapshot Report post Posted June 4, 2012 Most taxidermists don't cut off the antlers from the skull like that. You might want to alert the local AGFD game warden about the dump site. +1 Could be a poachers dumping spot? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Elkaddict Report post Posted June 4, 2012 Doesn't look good! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
olmos1010 Report post Posted June 4, 2012 Might be a good spot to hide a trail camera to see whats really going on. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DesertBull Report post Posted June 4, 2012 meat processor dumped it there? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
COOSEFAN Report post Posted June 4, 2012 I've seen similar areas, usually close to town and not far off highways, and the ones I've seen are dump sites for road kill. I would bet, and hope, that's what that is, or at least a dump site for a local meat processor. JIM> Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pine Donkey Report post Posted June 4, 2012 Road kill makes sense. I can not figure why a poacher would haul the kill to an area to dump it rather than take what he wants and let it lay. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Flatlander Report post Posted June 5, 2012 20 bulls is a lot of road kill. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tines Report post Posted June 5, 2012 20 bulls is a lot of road kill. +1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Snapshot Report post Posted June 5, 2012 Road kill makes sense. I can not figure why a poacher would haul the kill to an area to dump it rather than take what he wants and let it lay. True. The sawed off antlers is questionable. But that many bones in one spot may not indicate a poacher I guess? Road kill sounds reasonable. I have an uncle that used to live in northern Minnesota. He was a poacher, he did it for fun I guess? He would drive the remote farmfields at night with a spotlight. After shooting what he wanted, he would quick load the carcass, and head back to his farm, and hang the deer in the barn. After he was done carving off the meat, he would then dump the carcass at a remote spot in the woods. Game and Fish were on to him, and he finally gave it up. I witnessed this when I was a kid visiting them one summer. Shame on him! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JLW Report post Posted June 5, 2012 20 bulls is a lot of road kill. I spoke to 1 DPS office that had been on 78 road kill incidents in 1 year. This was in the late 90's near springerville... not sure how much area he covered but that was a lot! James Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
