It might be lion but we had a bad storm hit right after the rut ended is snowed about 22in, in one storm I seen the bigger buck before and he was in bad shape ribs and bones was all u could see o ya and horn. Found them out in the open body still there on two of the deer no sign of lion in the area.If there is a lion I going down there and kill that bad boy. Going out today to one of my spots every year get about 25-35 a trip and make about 2 or 3 in there we will see, need elk bone!!!!!