Archery kill or maybe poach?

[cbarber13]

As I was out checking camera's I came across the skinned hide of a coues. Not the whole hide but probably close to half. It was laying right on a two track rd. A hundred or so yards down the road was another much smaller piece. Now the fur was still intact and it was hard but still bendable. The archery season ended almost 6 weeks ago.I didn't take any pictures. Do you think this could be from a archery hunter, or should I report it

[Couzer]

Look suspicious, I would report it

[wildwoody]

Sounds like someone shoot one during archery or riffle, caped it out and skinned it and discharged the rest, hide and skin will take alone time to decompose , coyotes probably drugged it around. My thought, see alot of remains up here in the sticks.

[cbarber13]

This was my initial thought. But it was still in very good shape, still had all its color and had just 1 small hole through it.

[wildwoody]

Bullet???

[rageinthesage]

Better let the pros at the azgfd handle this one.

[AZbowhntr]

The carcass of my buck I shot in Mexico in January was completely gone in two days. We watched the coyotes devour everything including the spine from the next ridge over I can't imagine that a dead buck here could make it that long without the coyotes finding it. That's what they do. I would think something fishy was going on.

[oz31p]

I killed a buck in January also. I checked the carcass 8 days later about a 1/3 of the spine and some scattered fur was all I could find.

 

Out hiking last weekend I found a few marker ribbons. I followed them for a while because they were going in the direction I was going any way. They ended at a rear leg of a mule deer buck. From the knee down still had fur that looked near perfect. There was also a wad of hide Fairly stiff. It all looked old but as if no scavenger had found it.

[.270]

I'd guess its from a kill during season. The weather when it was skinned can have a lot to do with how long it lasts. Sometimes predators just don't find things. It also might have a lotta scent on it that they don't like. Found a dead bobcat a couple years ago that was basically a mummy. Nothing had touched it in an area with plenty of scavengers. Just because you find a hide doesn't mean poacher. I'd think a poacher would do a better job of hiding things too. Lark

[Guest 300ultramag.]

Maybe chupacabra. If ur gonna post a poaching thread bring the heat! We're all for a good witch hunt but we got nothing. No pics gps coords no bag of corn no license plate number etc. give up the goat!!!

[Edge]

[bonecollector777]

OK let's be honest here. What in the world do you think AZGFD is gonna do when they get there? "Hey check out this 2 month old piece of deer hide I found in the woods in a unit that had a hunt no more than 6 weeks ago, go catch them!" Don't waste their time. Use some common sense in regards to what you report.

[Couzer]

OK let's be honest here. What in the world do you think AZGFD is gonna do when they get there? "Hey check out this 2 month old piece of deer hide I found in the woods in a unit that had a hunt no more than 6 weeks ago, go catch them!" Don't waste their time. Use some common sense in regards to what you report.

Might be part of a serial poacher! 🤔

[Guest 300ultramag.]

Edge!!!!! That's funny

[Edge]

Edge!!!!! That's funny

I can't believe that still photo is 50 years old.