What predator could have killed a wild rabbit I found?

Question

As I was cleaning my horses' stalls this afternoon, I noticed parts of a wild rabbit lying under the wheelbarrow. It certainly wasn't there in the morning when I put them in for the day, so it happened between 8 am - 5pm. There was an ear, half a face with the eye, and some fur. About 10 feet away, I saw what was left of the rabbit tucked in an opening between the wall and hay bales (it looked like it may have been placed there for a later meal). When I picked it up by its feet (wearing gloves), there was the 2 back legs, hind end, and the ribcage was exposed.

There were no pools of blood and it wasn't quite the mess you would expect, which made me think that perhaps it was killed, then dragged into the barn for consumption. Then again, that 1/2 a face, ear, and fur in one spot, then the 1/2 carcass in another really puzzles me.

We live in Ohio, so there are coyotes, and the typical predators (hawks, crows, opossum, etc.), but I can't figure out who would be the culprit. Can you??

Answer 1

I would say a coyote out of default, but by the lack of mess it could have been a raptor, I don't really know the habits of opossums.. I do think your right that it was tucked away.  

Answer 2

It is a fox they eat half of their kill, and store the remaining safely.

they hunt on forests and carry their their prey to a far away place.

( somewhere where it is secluded )

In your case the place must have been intact ( tight )

there wasn't a lot of bloody pools, because it kills else where,

finally there must be few or no paw tracks.

If it was buried on the sand check for a small mound near the place.  

Answer 3

Long-tailed Weasel

Coopers hawk

Great-horned owl

Red fox

American badger

Bobcat

Common Raccoon

Virginia Opossum

Barred Owl

Red-tailed Hawk

Bald Eagle

Coyotes

Striped skunk

American crow

Golden eagle

Cat

Peregrine falcon

Least Weasel

Short-tailed weasel

Dog

Timber rattlesnake

American mink

Spotted skunk

Massasauga Rattlesnake

Gray Fox

Answer 4

El Chupacabra

Answer 5

a coyote would have taking the whole rabbit, could have been a commend house cat, or even a badger. It is really hard to tell