I remember about 3 years ago finding a dead deer at the back of one of my ponds. Seems like bow season had just started so someone lost track of it. As much as I wanted it out, it died in a hard to get to spot, plus by the time I found it, you couldn't stand to be on any bank of the pond it smelled so bad. My advice is to use your own judgement and think about how bad you want it out vs. how bad you really want to go get it out.