The ranger and the chemist carefully inspected the site where the badly decomposed carcass of the deer had been found. Because of the advanced state of decomposition, no fresh organ tissue samples could be gathered. A few days after the original inquiry, the ranger found two more dead deer near the same location. The chemist was summoned to the site of the kill, where he and the ranger loaded the deer onto the truck for transport to the veterinary diagnostic laboratory. The investigators then conducted a careful examination of the surrounding area in an attempt to find clues to establish the cause of death.