Deer Head On Bristol Doorstep Likely Left By Coyotes: Cops

BRISTOL, RI — A deer head found on a Bristol doorstep was likely left by coyotes, police said.

The homeowners at the Elmwood Drive address suspected the deer head was left on their doorstep by someone "upset with them over their opposition to bow hunting in the area," the Bristol police said in a media release.

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The homeowners alerted the police and the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management about the deer head Oct. 30, according to the release.

"The Bristol Police Department and the Department of Environmental Management conducted an extensive investigation following the allegations," the release said.

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"As a result of the investigation, it was determined that there was no evidence of hunters in the area on the night of the incident," the release said. "Notably, a canvas of all available neighborhoods and locations used to access the hunting area near (the Elmwood Drive residence) or which could be used to clandestinely enter the property ... yielded no evidence of hunters or suspicious persons and/or suspicious vehicles surrounding the date of the incident."

DEM and police records yielded " no evidentiary link to any reported roadkill or documented deer harvests that could have resulted in the remains" found at the home, according to the release.

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The head appears to be that of a year-old doe that was recently killed, police said, and it wound was "consistent with that created by an animal attack."

"Video footage obtained by investigators of the hunting area near the property at (the residence) shows no evidence of human hunters on the date of the incident but does show evidence of coyote activity the night of the incident in close proximity to the property," the release said.

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Based on the totality of information collected on scene and in the surrounding community ... it appears that this incident is likely the result of an animal attack by a coyote(s) on a l-year-old female doe which left a portion of the animal on the property" in question, according to the release.

"The subsequent investigation of this incident finds no evidence to support criminal involvement by individuals perpetrating an intentional act against" those living at the Elmwood Drive residence, the release said.

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