Well checked the trail cam for the first time in a month or so yesterday, and it looks like one of the more mature bucks has a tumor. Im hoping is just an injury that is swollen, and will recover quickly. I think this deer should be a nice buck next year, hopefully this wont hurt him.

What do you all think??

In the venerable words of Ahnold "IT'S NOT A TUMOR!!!"

Hopefully, it is just an infection that he will recover from. Time will tell.

That could very well be just an internal wound .... looks like my dogs shoulder did when he somehow tore a muscle ...it filled with fluid ... looked just like that .... not to worry

is it just me or does it look like that is the shoulder blade? i cant imagine that it is but ya never know.

I would have to agree, that old boy looks like something ripped his shoulder right out of the socket. Hit by a car maybe?

Agree with the previous 2 posters. Looks like the shoulder blade is shifted. Not a good sign.

I think it looks like a tumor...hopefully nothign bad

I have seen this on several of our cattle. It always seems to be an infection. Most of which are caused by a tiny sliver of wood from feed bunks. We usually stick a needle in it and let it drain. Really disgusting stuff comes out. Then we give the animal antibiotics. If untreated, the lump can kill the animal. I suggest you sneak up on the deer in dark, rope it, and fix him up good. But if you're not as big and strong as a tank, this might not be a good idea. It looks like the deer has lostsome weight. Maybe call a conservation officer to put him down and out of his misery. On the other hand, deer are amazingly resilent and he may come out of this just fine.

He looks to be hurtin', also looks like a tumor on his hind quarters!