Intentional Grounding team 14
10-01-2012, 09:47 AM
#82
Fork Horn
Join Date: Nov 2006
Posts: 129
Tumors is what I thought at first. I ran it by a few guys that are hunting freaks and they didn't know either. They thought maybe the same thing but nobody knew for sure. I might send the picture off to a professional hunting company and see if anyone replys.
I work for a large shingle/roofing manufacturer is why I asked. We use a lot of asphalt. I can't say I have heard of that company.
I work for a large shingle/roofing manufacturer is why I asked. We use a lot of asphalt. I can't say I have heard of that company.
10-01-2012, 12:02 PM
#85
Fork Horn
Join Date: Nov 2006
Posts: 129
Sorry for the long post. Everything that I have been able to find and come across mentions Fibroma. I actually did a search on google and the first thing to pop up was some information from Huntingnet. The other information is from a biologist. I don't think I would let if spoil my hunt...I just simply wouldn't shoot that deer. haha
From Huntingnet: Skin Tumors
Hunters sometimes shoot a deer with lumps on the skin. These bumps are usually non-cancerous tumors called fibromas or papillomas. Viruses cause both. The only difference is that fibromas grow either from the skin or from the layer beneath, while papillomas grow only from the skin. Both lumps are dark-colored and hard to the touch. These growths generally do not cause problems for deer, but people are curious about them. Hunters may feel venison is inedible because of these tumors. Since lumps are usually found only in the skin, not in the muscles, there is generally no problem. But tumors located inside a deer's body might be cancerous and the venison should not be eaten.
Ask the Biologist
Fibromas are not contagious and cannot be transfered to humans or pets. While grotesque and unsightly, fibromas also do not affect the meat and should generally just be cut off at the surface of the skin and discarded before butching the deer. The attachment of the fibroma often recedes and I've seen them in late spring where they appear to be hanging by a stalk. Interestingly, the virus that causes cutaneous fibromas appear to be specfic to deer and are not observed in cattle, horses or other livestock.
Don't let it spoil your deer hunt !
From Huntingnet: Skin Tumors
Hunters sometimes shoot a deer with lumps on the skin. These bumps are usually non-cancerous tumors called fibromas or papillomas. Viruses cause both. The only difference is that fibromas grow either from the skin or from the layer beneath, while papillomas grow only from the skin. Both lumps are dark-colored and hard to the touch. These growths generally do not cause problems for deer, but people are curious about them. Hunters may feel venison is inedible because of these tumors. Since lumps are usually found only in the skin, not in the muscles, there is generally no problem. But tumors located inside a deer's body might be cancerous and the venison should not be eaten.
Ask the Biologist
- Last year I harvested a deer that had several hard black growths in and on its skin. What causes this?
Fibromas are not contagious and cannot be transfered to humans or pets. While grotesque and unsightly, fibromas also do not affect the meat and should generally just be cut off at the surface of the skin and discarded before butching the deer. The attachment of the fibroma often recedes and I've seen them in late spring where they appear to be hanging by a stalk. Interestingly, the virus that causes cutaneous fibromas appear to be specfic to deer and are not observed in cattle, horses or other livestock.
Don't let it spoil your deer hunt !
10-01-2012, 05:34 PM
#88
Fork Horn
Join Date: Sep 2010
Location: Kent Island, MD
Posts: 121
Thanks for looking into the tumors. I was pretty sure they were benign skin tumors, but couldn’t bring myself to overlook them, especially since she had the skin and fur covered thing hanging off her chin too. The tumors were the same as the ones in Sanders pictures, but two of them were bigger. I am not starving, so I’ll wait for a healthier looking specimen. Unfortunately, I have no more computer design savvy then the rest of you, as far as the avatar goes. I may get back out on Saturday. If not I have the day off Monday, so I give it a try then. Our early muzzleloader season starts the 18th. I wouldn’t mind at least getting a doe down before then.
10-02-2012, 06:55 AM
#90
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Oct 2004
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Posts: 1,927
If we could photoshop a bow in my hand this would be good, or find a similar photo of a bowhunter. I think I have some pics of just the deer from the same angle. We could use that with a photoshop clip of a ref signalling intentional grounding.
Last edited by Talondale; 10-02-2012 at 07:03 AM.