The burrow and the deer leg found not far away. Obviosuly the bone there was cut, probably the animal scavenged this from a carcass left by hunters. My property backs up to heavily hunted woods.
That picture is decieving - I live in the appalachian mountains of Virginia. I figured it would be tough to ID the hole. Also, I noticed a few little flies buzzing around it, which also mad mee think it is an active den of somehting that eats meat.
My first chicken flock is 8 weeks old and have been outdoors for about a week. So far I have not lost any chickens to predators. They have a pretty secure coop, but I know their run could be more airtight.
Today I was walking with the dog and she found a very deep looking den behind the old...