Yep, we have abundant coyotes and turkey vultures in my area.
I have never seen a recent deer corpse at our place that was NOT pulled apart. And certainly the only way I would find one without accidentally stumbling on it would be during the period when the vultures are circling.
I did look through some more of my game camera pictures since my previous post. The fawns look noticeably smaller to me for this time of year (I think)?
Perhaps the lack of easy water and easy rich forage hurt the milk production of the does, and consequently the fawns are a little under-sized? Perhaps that is how an extended drought eventually harms the deer population, since "stunted" deer may not survive the next difficult thing that occurs in their life?
