i don't know if this has ever been brought up on here before BUT...a few weeks ago i was standing at one of our wildlife management area check station B.S.'n with the biologist. someone brought in a doe to be checked in. the biologist cut the doe's head off (with permission from the hunter) and placed it in a sink. with the doe's head in the sink, the biologist took a scalpal and started removing tissue from around the brain stem for testing. while watching this, i observed grub like insects moving around in the deer's head. i asked the biologist if this was normal and she said "yes". she said it is common for these "grubs" to live in the deer's head and feed on their living tissue. some of these "grubs" were not small either, 1-2 inches long and as big around as your thumb nail. the biologist did not go into detail on how the "grubs" got into the deer's head or if they ever leave the deer. she just advised that they did not hurt the deer.

while watching these "grubs" feed in the deer's head, i could not help but to think they could feel these "grubs" inside their head moving around and feeding on them. this would drive me insane. anyone else seen these or can further explain how they get there and if they ever leave?