Dead deer in back yard - disposal is a pain

[y_p_w]

I suppose this could be about whether or not to DIY. I looked up what they allow in my county, and anyone willing to just drop off a dead animal can do so for free. The last time I went to my county's animal services (to handle something with my dog years ago) I saw a dumpster that looked to be available 24/7. But there have been budget cuts and apparently there's only one location that's quite a bit away.

But the other deal is that I'm away from home for a while and a neighbor let me know there was a dead deer. Said it was a newborn, which I guess is pretty common in Spring.

A dead animal on a street is different than on private property. They'll remove dead animals from streets or other public property for free. The costs for private property pickup vary but my county wanted $75 for under 100 lbs and $225 over. There's no disposal fee for a licensed dog or cat of any size, but $30 if unlicensed. I guess it doesn't even matter if it's a dead dog that wandered on someone else's property. The disposal fee for other animals is $15 for up to 20 lbs, $30 for up to 100 lbs, and $225 over. And the fee has to be paid in advance. Not sure what the weight was, but they charged me $105 based on my secondhand description.

I don't really want to deal with handling a dead deer. Who knows if it might be diseased. It could very well have been there a while before my neighbor noticed it.

 

[dishdude]

This is not something I would even consider DIYing.

 

[cptbarkey]

Fireants and vultures will take care of things if you give it a few months. That's how its done on the family ranch for .. everything.

 

[Pablo]

Property size?

Hole?

Flip over the fence?

 

[Urshurak776]

Jerky!

 

[y_p_w]

Property size?

Hole?

Flip over the fence?

I have a fairly sizable yard. Maybe 80x120 feet.

Not there now and I'm pretty sure my neighbor would complain if it ended up in his yard since he's the one who noticed it.

It could be buried, but I think the requirement is 4 feet, and then there's the issue with buried utilities. And I don't really want to touch it, especially if it's been decomposing for a few days before anyone noticed it.

 

[y_p_w]

Jerky!

Is this RFK Jr?

 

[Urshurak776]

Is this RFK Jr?

Who?

 

[y_p_w]

Fireants and vultures will take care of things if you give it a few months. That's how its done on the family ranch for .. everything.

The yard is big and there are plenty of scavengers, but I also have neighbors who would complain. I'm thinking if it were a rural property a few miles away, there's no legal requirement to remove a dead animal.

We have a wealth of scavengers. Owls, turkey vultures, possums, coyotes, etc. No bears though.

 

[y_p_w]

Who?

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Son of Robert F. Kennedy - assassinated Presidential candidate, US Senator, and former Attorney General under JFK. He's got a thing for roadkill. He claimed to have picked up a dead bear looking to perhaps eat the meat but then decided it was too much work and left it in Central Park. I'm trying to stay away from his politics, but he is known for being quite a bit eccentric about his love of meat from wild animals. He and his buddies apparently staged the scene to look like it might have been killed after being hit by a bike.

https://apnews.com/article/robert-kennedy-rfk-bear-cub-central-park-f7e6cba9aa19dc2066a8d9c543974a97​

In the video, Kennedy recounts the story to actress Roseanne Barr. He says he was heading to a falconry excursion with friends when a woman driving ahead of him hit and killed the young bear with her vehicle. He says he put it in his own vehicle, intending to skin it and eat the meat, but the day got away from him.​

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Eventually, he says, he was in Manhattan and needed to get the bear carcass out of his vehicle. His friends, fueled by alcohol, concocted the Central Park plan as a prank, he said, adding he was not drunk himself. At the time, bicycle accidents were getting significant media attention, so Kennedy and his friends thought it would be funny to make it look like the bear was hit by a bicycle.​

 

[Johnny248]

I'd drag it out to the road for free lol

 

[Kira]

"You say there's a dead horse on Ticonderoga Ave.? How do you spell that?
Ahh, you don't know either. Well...drag it over to 1st St."
Moe (Three Stooges) playing a civil servant.

 

[Brian123]

I suppose this could be about whether or not to DIY. I looked up what they allow in my county, and anyone willing to just drop off a dead animal can do so for free. The last time I went to my county's animal services (to handle something with my dog years ago) I saw a dumpster that looked to be available 24/7. But there have been budget cuts and apparently there's only one location that's quite a bit away.

But the other deal is that I'm away from home for a while and a neighbor let me know there was a dead deer. Said it was a newborn, which I guess is pretty common in Spring.

A dead animal on a street is different than on private property. They'll remove dead animals from streets or other public property for free. The costs for private property pickup vary but my county wanted $75 for under 100 lbs and $225 over. There's no disposal fee for a licensed dog or cat of any size, but $30 if unlicensed. I guess it doesn't even matter if it's a dead dog that wandered on someone else's property. The disposal fee for other animals is $15 for up to 20 lbs, $30 for up to 100 lbs, and $225 over. And the fee has to be paid in advance. Not sure what the weight was, but they charged me $105 based on my secondhand description.

I don't really want to deal with handling a dead deer. Who knows if it might be diseased. It could very well have been there a while before my neighbor noticed it.

Newborn Deer, you have 3 options:

1) Tell your neighbor to get rid of it
2) Leave it in your Yard
3) Pick the thing up when you get home and drag it to the Road

This is simple, it is not like we are talking about a Full-Size Deer!

 

[PF52]

3) Pick the thing up when you get home and drag it to the Road

Does anyone know how long it's been there? It might be full of maggots.....

 

[Leo99]

Fireants and vultures will take care of things if you give it a few months. That's how its done on the family ranch for .. everything.

No fire ants near me, but we have turkey vultures. I don't know where they come from or where they go, but they show up on my roof or my neighbor's roof once or twice every summer.

 

[CarbonToast]

Dig hole, place in hole, cover with dirt

Free and a good workout

 

[Urshurak776]

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Son of Robert F. Kennedy - assassinated Presidential candidate, US Senator, and former Attorney General under JFK. He's got a thing for roadkill. He claimed to have picked up a dead bear looking to perhaps eat the meat but then decided it was too much work and left it in Central Park. I'm trying to stay away from his politics, but he is known for being quite a bit eccentric about his love of meat from wild animals. He and his buddies apparently staged the scene to look like it might have been killed after being hit by a bike.

https://apnews.com/article/robert-kennedy-rfk-bear-cub-central-park-f7e6cba9aa19dc2066a8d9c543974a97​

In the video, Kennedy recounts the story to actress Roseanne Barr. He says he was heading to a falconry excursion with friends when a woman driving ahead of him hit and killed the young bear with her vehicle. He says he put it in his own vehicle, intending to skin it and eat the meat, but the day got away from him.​

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Eventually, he says, he was in Manhattan and needed to get the bear carcass out of his vehicle. His friends, fueled by alcohol, concocted the Central Park plan as a prank, he said, adding he was not drunk himself. At the time, bicycle accidents were getting significant media attention, so Kennedy and his friends thought it would be funny to make it look like the bear was hit by a bicycle.​

Ah, got you. I wasn't aware of the connection.

 

[Kira]

Indexed, high resolution video shot from a stabilized drone covering the entire property and well into that of the neighbors.....or it didn't happen.

Poor thing. A pal was cutting hay and happened upon a new born fawn -with placenta etc.-, injuring it horribly. It made him sick with grief for a month. Over the entire time he was working that section, the doe would come around and stare at him.

 

[Lubener]

At night , put on gloves and drag it to the treelawn. Then call your city and give them the bad news.

You could also leave it alone for nature's scavengers.

 

[97prizm]

I suppose this could be about whether or not to DIY. I looked up what they allow in my county, and anyone willing to just drop off a dead animal can do so for free. The last time I went to my county's animal services (to handle something with my dog years ago) I saw a dumpster that looked to be available 24/7. But there have been budget cuts and apparently there's only one location that's quite a bit away.

But the other deal is that I'm away from home for a while and a neighbor let me know there was a dead deer. Said it was a newborn, which I guess is pretty common in Spring.

A dead animal on a street is different than on private property. They'll remove dead animals from streets or other public property for free. The costs for private property pickup vary but my county wanted $75 for under 100 lbs and $225 over. There's no disposal fee for a licensed dog or cat of any size, but $30 if unlicensed. I guess it doesn't even matter if it's a dead dog that wandered on someone else's property. The disposal fee for other animals is $15 for up to 20 lbs, $30 for up to 100 lbs, and $225 over. And the fee has to be paid in advance. Not sure what the weight was, but they charged me $105 based on my secondhand description.

I don't really want to deal with handling a dead deer. Who knows if it might be diseased. It could very well have been there a while before my neighbor noticed it.

Yeah the smell alone would make me hurl. Then you have flies etc. I'd get whomever to get it real quick.