Deer with warts

[ddp]

Not sure if this has been going around at all but i have some pics of a deer with some major warts/growths. Not sure how to post the pics. If someone wants to do it, I will forward to them.

Thanks,

Dustin

[marine_man]

Send them to me.. I'll get them posted.

marine_man

[ddp]

Thanks marine man..

I will send them now

[marine_man]

Here's a pic:

marine_man

[CodyDawg]

I would get that to the DNR, I bet they would want to see that and you would get good info as to what it is. Yuck.

[David Frank]

I would also recommend contacting the DNR about this one. They would definately like to take a look at that and do a little more investigating.

Dave Frank

[perchking]

I saw that pic last year it was going around in some forwards, I think it came from Ohio.

[Gissert]

Looks like he should be more choosy in his choice of doe-friends

[Rost]

Cut them off and throw um in the deep fat fryer. They taste like fried gizzards!

[hartner62]

That looks nasty!! What area were you hunting in and did you see others like this one

[lcornice]

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I would also recommend contacting the DNR about this one. They would definately like to take a look at that and do a little more investigating.

Dave Frank

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It's called cutaneous fibroma and is basically a viral skin wart that's likely spread by a biting fly. It's in the same general class as human skin warts. You often see one here or there but it's rare to get them that badly. While they're ugly, they are not contagious to humans. Unless the deer has a secondary bacterial infection (really rare), the carcass should be fit for consumption. Since they don't attach to meat, they'll come off with the skin.

[Ron Burgundy]

That's just gross! Nasty!

[David Frank]

Thanks for the insight. Even so, I would be a little skeptical about eating that deer. Just my opinion. Don't know if I could get the thought of what it looked like before being steaks on my plate!

Dave Frank

[lcornice]

I should have qualified my answer. I'm pretty sure I wouldn't eat one that looked like that. However, I wouldn't hesitate to eat one that had a few of them. They're typically found around the head and neck and do come off with the hide.

[chris63]

Hello,hey dude at least there not genital warts!hehehehehe c63

[paceman]

Man that is disgusting. No way would I eat it.

[BigWadeS]

I don't know if I would even pull the trigger...say you do harvest an animal like that and report it to the DNR, would they give you another tag to use on a healthy animal?

[Kodiak]

i think i would have passed on that one...

[bigbucks]

I think I might have puked on him...

Man is that disgusting. I feel sorry for the deer, but maybe it wasn't really bothering him. I suppose the arrow or bullet bothered him more...

[Eric Wettschreck]

Looks like the feller did not practice safe rut.

[bassNspear]

I worked at a meat market for over 5 years, and i have never seen something like this before. This is crazy. I have seen alot of wierd stuff, but nothing like this. WOW

[Ely Lake Expert]

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