Looks like the mystery is solved, maybe putting the deer down was best afterall:
"Fatal disease affects deer population in northern N.J."
http://beta.courierpostonline.com/article/20110908/NEWS02/110908030/Fatal-disease-affects-deer-population-in-northern-N.J.
"Fatal disease affects deer population in northern N.J."
http://beta.courierpostonline.com/article/20110908/NEWS02/110908030/Fatal-disease-affects-deer-population-in-northern-N.J.



