Winter deer beds with blood in them?

Anyone see winter deer beds with blood in them? Just curious what is happening to cause several beds in an area that have blood in them like the pic below. Found several today that had blood and tracks into/out of this spot that had small blood spots in the tracks that led to this spot too.............maybe pregnant does?

 

This is what I was thinking.

 

After a freezing rain or even after a warm spell and then turning bitter cold again the snow will get a layer of ice or a crust on top of it that wears on the deers legs causing open sores.

 

I was wondering if this was the cause also. Would make sense

 

x2 This is what I believe is happening. Seen it many times myself.

 

I have also seen this. That makes sense.

 

As mentioned the toils of winter

 

Something new

Thanks guys I learned something new today...old guy new tricks never stop learning...

 

this...i see this few times on roe deer bed..

 

If it's a hard winter, it could also be from does having miscarriages.

 

Tore up lower legs Seen it when they break though the crust . Same thing happens to my hounds when I run em on crust and ice

 

Could be the younger does just now going into heat. Saw a doe get mounted last week.

 

If this is late winter, could be from sheds. Have you seen a new shed deer, blood will run down their face.

 

I think it is due to the hard crust of ice on top if the snow causing wounds to their legs which leads to the blood spot

 

What everyone else said.


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