Don't worry about it. He's a dog doing what dogs do. The fact that it was a leg means the deer either was:
1. Wounded during hunting season and not found.
2. Hit by a car and ran off and died.
3. Died of natural causes.
Hunters field dress a deer and take it out legs and all.
On hikes dogs can find all kinds of "prizes." It is very common where I live. Your choice is to leash your dog (not practical hiking in the woods) or carry really good food treats on you to trade for any prize the dog finds.
Last fall a hunter shot a deer and it ran. My dog was called upon to find the deer which he did. Deer was kicking it's last. My dog finished the deer off. The hunter field dressed the deer and rewarded my dog with the heart. Dog thought he was in heaven!! Good dog!
1. Wounded during hunting season and not found.
2. Hit by a car and ran off and died.
3. Died of natural causes.
Hunters field dress a deer and take it out legs and all.
On hikes dogs can find all kinds of "prizes." It is very common where I live. Your choice is to leash your dog (not practical hiking in the woods) or carry really good food treats on you to trade for any prize the dog finds.
Last fall a hunter shot a deer and it ran. My dog was called upon to find the deer which he did. Deer was kicking it's last. My dog finished the deer off. The hunter field dressed the deer and rewarded my dog with the heart. Dog thought he was in heaven!! Good dog!
