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In June, the Wyoming Game and Fish Department received a tip on their Stop Poaching hotline: a headless deer had been spotted between Manderson and Basin.
When Worland Game Warden Matt Lentsch …
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In June, the Wyoming Game and Fish Department received a tip on their Stop Poaching hotline: a headless deer had been spotted between Manderson and Basin.
When Worland Game Warden Matt Lentsch arrived at the location, he discovered the carcass’ head was still intact; it had just been buried with dirt and vegetation, making it appear the deer was headless.
And at the scene, Lentsch found strong evidence of the guilty party: Lentsch noted bobcat tracks near the partially cached carcass and determined a bobcat was responsible for killing the deer, rather than illegal human activity.
“It is not every day that a bobcat takes a mature deer down,” Lentsch said. “The deer was an adult doe mule deer in what seemed to be good health.”
The warden set a trail camera on the carcass and on the night of June 18, he captured video footage of the bobcat coming back to feed on its prize. To watch the footage, visit https://youtu.be/N2UIJpMAZs0.
