why?

[92xj]

Just found this on a hike this morning. Not really sure why someone would do this, why it's still in a tree from last hunting season and why the predators haven't taken it down.

[rb2506]

Are you sure it was from last year? Maybe someone is doing some horn hunting

[saylean]

Looks like the eyes are still in it, no hair slippage. I'd say recent, poachers probably.

[_TONY_]

That is definitely not from last year

[HunterStrait]

Report it, it looks like poachers may have been in that area. 

[kevinlisa06]

Definitely not last years kill that is recent

[CAMPMEAT]

I'm impressed with the knot tying capabilities. Looks like it might be a signal some other perverse activity is going on.......

[snowpack]

I'm impressed with the knot tying capabilities. Looks like it might be a signal some other perverse activity is going on.......

trucking? 

[BOWHUNTER45]

I do not know ..very weird ..looks like the hair is pretty thick and the color does not look right . Deer do not have hair that thick right now .

[snowpack]

Could've been in someone's freezer in hopes to take to a taxi, then never did so they cut the horns and hung the head for predators. Maybe, don't know?

[CAMPMEAT]

I'm impressed with the knot tying capabilities. Looks like it might be a signal some other perverse activity is going on.......

trucking? 

..........a flatbedder perhaps   

[92xj]

For sure winter coat. No smell, eyeballs were almost nonexistent but still some meat and skin. Which could have been frozen from rifle session until march or April. This was 1.3 miles away from any road or house, through lots of woods so I would think someone wouldn't walk a head out that far just to zip tie it through the ear. I'm assuming legal kill, pack out the meat and antlers but can't figure out the ear zip tie. Trying to figure out if it would benefit the skinning process but why not tie the antlers to the tree, do your skinning and quartering and then untie antlers to cut them off.   Frankly, I have no idea and will most likely never know unless the doer posts up.

[dreamunelk]

That should be reported.  Include the picture.

[snowpack]

Did you look around for game cameras or where one probably would've been?

[CAMPMEAT]

Coyote bait.