brudaman340 Posted September 9, 2009 Report Share Posted September 9, 2009 Saturday me my girlfriend and one friend went out squirrel hunting. My friend shot a squirrel that had a hard lump in its throat with a black dot in it so, I told my friend to cut it out and when he did a black thing popped out. it was like 3/4 of an inch long and started moving left and right and up and down. So, then he pushed it all the way out and it was a black grub about an inch and a half long. Has anyone ever seen this it was also about a half inch around and the hole that was in the skin was about the size of a pencil point that it entered on or, it grew around the grub. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ohiobucks Posted September 9, 2009 Report Share Posted September 9, 2009 They are Warbles. http://entomology.ifas.ufl.edu/slansky/botfly/ABOTFLY/overview.htm I've never seen them first hand, but have always heard about them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeramie Posted September 9, 2009 Report Share Posted September 9, 2009 Never in a squirrel but I have seen them in Cats and other small animals. They really arent that rare. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redkneck Posted September 9, 2009 Report Share Posted September 9, 2009 Seen them in squirrels, cats, cows, rabbits, and once on a dog. I'd hate to have one on me, those things bury deeeeeep. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rem308 Posted September 10, 2009 Report Share Posted September 10, 2009 They are Warbles. Yep, many hunters will not squirrel hunt until after it gets MUCH colder. I guess these things leave before the first frost. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brudaman340 Posted September 10, 2009 Author Report Share Posted September 10, 2009 Awesome help, thank you. it was definately gross and im wondering if its still edible if a squirrel is infected Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arrow32 Posted September 10, 2009 Report Share Posted September 10, 2009 Never saw one in real life but them things are nasty looking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeramie Posted September 10, 2009 Report Share Posted September 10, 2009 Yep, many hunters will not squirrel hunt until after it gets MUCH colder. I guess these things leave before the first frost. I be one of em.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turkeygirl Posted September 11, 2009 Report Share Posted September 11, 2009 Yup, they are warbles....I got 5 big squirrels tonight, maybe 1 or 2 out of them did not have a warble....usually takes till first frost then they are gone. They are gross but the squirrel is fine to eat...sometimes you might see a mark on the membrane covering the meat and I'll cut that out, but no problems....Squirrel should be good to eat, unless it looks otherwise. Aren't we lucky in NY?! lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hungry hunter Posted September 12, 2009 Report Share Posted September 12, 2009 Definitly Warbles, thats why I don't shoot Squirrels until after the first frost. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adjam5 Posted September 18, 2009 Report Share Posted September 18, 2009 I learned something. Never knew about warbles. If you don't eat it save it for trapping bait . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redkneck Posted September 19, 2009 Report Share Posted September 19, 2009 Yeah, I wait till a frost here too. I don't eat them if the have warvles, (I'm not afraid of the meat, just a disgust factor). So I just wait well after season opens till I shoot one, then it's not really a factor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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