Growths on Deer
 

My friend and I were out today and he shot shot yearling buck that had nasty looking growths on it front legs. Has anyone ever seen this? I haven't, and I was curious if it is ok to eat this deer?
Thanks.

Did they look like this? http://www.michigan.gov/dnr/0,1607,7...6637--,00.html

I have seen 3 deer on the property I hunt this year with them. It's a doe with two yearlings. She seems to have passed it along to them. I'm not sure if I should shoot all three of them to get them out of the gene pool or not. I'm also not sure about eating them if I do shoot them. According to the research I have done, they should be ok to eat, but who knows for sure. Any else have any thoughts?

From the article you just posted:

"Fibromatosis is not an important cause of deer mortality. The disease is not known to infect humans. It's main significance lies in the consternation and concern experienced by the hunter who shoots a deer covered with ugly-looking lumps. Though they don't harm the meat, fibromas are repulsive to most persons and therefore render a fine trophy aesthetically undesirable."

Growths on deer
 

Yes the smaller dark ones look like these. Under the left front leg there was one that was one about four inches in diameter that looked like a yellow fungus, sort of like a pheasant back mushroom with dark spots.