nose worms in whitetails???
 

Hey everybody, I killed a deer the other day, on monday morning. Took the head to a taxidermist on late Tuesday. As I was there a huge worm, an inch long or better, crawled out of its nose. It looked like a huge maggott but I know that not what it was. The taxidermist said he sees a lot of it sometimes 4 to 5 in one deer. Does anyone have any more information on these worms and what damage they can do to a deers health?

RE: nose worms in whitetails???
 

Bot Worms or Bott worms. I'm not sure of the spelling, but they are very common and I find them in most of the deer I cape. I believe they come from a Bot fly and eventually mature and leave their nasal pasage. I have'nt noticed any ill effects from them but I would guess they are an annoyance to any animal.

RE: nose worms in whitetails???
 

WEll, never seen them in deer but have seen them in other, domestic animals. We call them nose bots. Nasty little things, I think in most situations the animals are okay as long as there isn't a massive amount of them (Like most parasites)