hunter109 Posted August 11, 2006 Report Share Posted August 11, 2006 me and my hunting buddy was out the other day scoutting and seen a deer that had some kind of lums under its skin it was a 7 point. do you all know what it could be if so post so i know not or to shoot the deer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hunterfisherman Posted August 11, 2006 Report Share Posted August 11, 2006 Re: deer with big lumps on him It's not that uncommon actually. I could be a growth or a Tumor. Never harvested one so I'm not sure about the deer meat wise. I would call a local DNR biologist and check with them. If the Deer is sick it may need to be taken out of the wild. If it's just a growth then shoot away. Good luck either way Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhunt Posted August 12, 2006 Report Share Posted August 12, 2006 Re: deer with big lumps on him Could be bites. have gotten a few pics of deer here that have had lumps that I would assume would be from deer fly or horse fly bites. Our cows and horses, even though we spray them about once a week, also get lumps from bites occasionally. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Snider Posted August 12, 2006 Report Share Posted August 12, 2006 Re: deer with big lumps on him maybe grubs?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hunter109 Posted August 13, 2006 Author Report Share Posted August 13, 2006 Re: deer with big lumps on him no these lumps are about grapefruit size lumps on him i might shoot him i might just shoot the big 9 or 8 we have there. i have never seen any thing like that before we had a dasisses go through a couple of years ago so i hope he dose not have that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhunt Posted August 13, 2006 Report Share Posted August 13, 2006 Re: deer with big lumps on him Deer do get tumors like was said above, they also get warts. Have only ever seen one deer with tumors like that around here and it was killed up the road and was suggested to the hunter who killed the deer not to eat it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hunter109 Posted August 17, 2006 Author Report Share Posted August 17, 2006 Re: deer with big lumps on him ok so i will not eat him but if i do deiced to kill him i will get him mounted. that is the only deer that i have seen this year with that so i dont know. i might just let him live for a little while and see if he dies or is still alive next year Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spyderpancake Posted August 17, 2006 Report Share Posted August 17, 2006 Re: deer with big lumps on him I have killed 2 deer that had tumors. One was a spike that had about 50 coin-sized ones all over him, with some bigger ones on his head and neck. The other was a 5-point with several large ones on his side and legs. I was told that they are just skin tumors and come off with the hide, but i didn't take the chance of eating them. I'm not sure if they are contagious or anything, but i figured it would be best to get them out of the herd. what part of his body are the growths on? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Bar2hnter Posted August 17, 2006 Report Share Posted August 17, 2006 Re: deer with big lumps on him Did they look like these... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike Posted August 17, 2006 Report Share Posted August 17, 2006 Re: deer with big lumps on him eeeeeeeeeewwwwwwwwwwwww! what the **** is that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OJR Posted August 17, 2006 Report Share Posted August 17, 2006 Re: deer with big lumps on him Man, I have never seen anything like that! Was that taken to F&G and you got your tag back and a reward for putting it out of it's misery? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
okiedog Posted August 17, 2006 Report Share Posted August 17, 2006 Re: deer with big lumps on him OMG.... I don't think I would even touch that deer! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nosdog2 Posted August 17, 2006 Report Share Posted August 17, 2006 Re: deer with big lumps on him [ QUOTE ] OMG.... I don't think I would even touch that deer! [/ QUOTE ] Same here! That is nasty. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mirage Posted August 17, 2006 Report Share Posted August 17, 2006 Re: deer with big lumps on him Fibrous tumors im would think. They look YUMMY! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hunter109 Posted August 17, 2006 Author Report Share Posted August 17, 2006 Re: deer with big lumps on him there where 3 or 4 on its side but not as bad as that deer was in the top pic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
123 4/8 P&Y Posted August 21, 2006 Report Share Posted August 21, 2006 Re: deer with big lumps on him Bleh. That is gross. Seriously guys, I bet most of your local DNR officers would grant you a new tag and tell you not to eat deer with any kind of disease or tumors or lumps. I have a buddy that shot a doe and didn't find her for a few days. The weather was warm and she was rotting. Our DNR officer gave him a new tag. My dad killed a buck one time that we didn't find until the next morning. The coyotes found him first and ate about 30% of the meat. The same officer gave my dad a new tag because the buck was ruined. You should find out what your DNR would say about stuff like that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest MikeWinters Posted August 21, 2006 Report Share Posted August 21, 2006 Re: deer with big lumps on him how the heck does a deer with that many tumors avoid predators? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Bar2hnter Posted August 21, 2006 Report Share Posted August 21, 2006 Re: deer with big lumps on him I got the pics from my father. He got them from a co-worker. The co-worker's son killed this deer in Tennessee. Follow me so far? I never did hear what the diagnosis was of this deer's affliction. My dad called them Deer Warts, but I'm sure it turned out to be more tumorish, than actual warts. The story I was told was that the hunter was walking from his stand, about the time when it's after legal shooting hours but still light enough to see silhouettes and such. He noticed a deer in the path in front of him. Naturally, the hunter just stood there and to let the deer go ahead and pass on across the path. The deer just stood there. The guy actually started to walk at the deer, thinking maybe the deer just wasn't aware the hunter was there. Instead of bolting off, the deer starting walking toward the hunter. The hunter stopped and the deer stopped. The hunter decided to reload his gun...remembering all the crazy buck-in-rut stories. The more the noise the hunter made, the closer the deer came. Finally, the hunter that the deer was just too close for comfort and he shot and killed the buck. It really wasn't until after he turned on his flashlight that he realized that the was so covered with these "warts" that it was blind and had been moving toward the hunter's movement and noise. I don't much about what happened afterwards, but I believe I remember my dad saying that they turned the deer over to a biologists. Where it went from there, I'm not real sure. Another pic... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bulldawg Posted August 22, 2006 Report Share Posted August 22, 2006 Re: deer with big lumps on him I shot a huge doe several years ago, that had white tumors all over on her insides. I tagged her, and had them tested by the DNR. Within 5 days, they sent me a letter stating that all tests were showing fatty tumors. I seriously thought it was TB. They also told me I could cut her up and eat the meat. I have kids at home, and my cousin doesn't, so I gave him the meat. He wasn't worried about it, but I just wasn't sure. Dawg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shockwave Posted August 22, 2006 Report Share Posted August 22, 2006 Re: deer with big lumps on him http://mdc.mo.gov/nathis/mammals/deer/disease.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hunter109 Posted July 8, 2009 Author Report Share Posted July 8, 2009 i have not seen him for a year or so so i dont know if someone shot him or he just died well i know not to shoot something like that then Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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