I personally entertain the possibility there was a setup of some kind. But I think the scene would clearly show that, and...I don’t even hunt or do forensics, but I bet they have people who wouldn’t miss that.
You cannot imagine how slack things are, in that area.
As I mentioned, I watched a year-long saga involving the LEO/animal control near there as it unfolded.
Just pitiful.
I would not move to that area if you paid me to live there for the rest of my life.