Black blisters all over the deer?
07-15-2005, 07:13 AM
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Spike
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Black blisters all over the deer?
Has anyone seen black blisters all over the deer before? This is something i have never seen on the deer . Most of the spots are small but there are a few that are at least half dollar size.They are all over their body (face,neck,legs,etc).Not all the deer have it though, i've only seen two so far abuck and a doe.Would you think they would get this many ticks all at once? That doesn't seem logical to me,but you never know.Help me out on this.
Thanks, Mamadoe
Thanks, Mamadoe
07-15-2005, 07:51 AM
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Nontypical Buck
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RE: Black blisters all over the deer?
Yes, my dad shot a doe about two years ago that had a few spots like that. They are actually a type of wart that grows on the skin of the deer. They have a special name, but I can't think of it right now. As far as I know, they pose no threat to the animal. I have a pic of them somewhere, I'llgo see if I can find it.
07-15-2005, 08:01 AM
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Nontypical Buck
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RE: Black blisters all over the deer?
Well its not the pic I wanted, but it'll show you what the spots look like. The wart is right in the sweet spot. **Note that is not the arrow hole you see, but the wart.**
07-15-2005, 08:36 AM
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RE: Black blisters all over the deer?
The condition is called cutaneous fibroma - a common viral infection. The meat is O.K. for human consumption, as long as the condition doesn't creat a secondaryinfection, which would then find it's way into the meat. I see this frequently during bag checks on managed hunts in my state.
07-15-2005, 09:52 AM
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RE: Black blisters all over the deer?
I saw first hand just how devistating fibroma can be to a deer. Last year one of our hunters harvested s pretty nice buck, just one thing I have a HUGE fibroma mass that comeplety covered half of it's face and shoulder, he was in bad shape......it was imbedded into the muscle tissue, looked like something out of a monster movie...
07-15-2005, 12:43 PM
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Spike
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RE: Black blisters all over the deer?
Cardeer that is a good one LOL!
I did read about that cutaneous fibroma onlinebut it didn't say that they growall over the body ,so these deer got it bad .
308hunter that is exactly what they look like but in numerous amounts . The doe has a huge one on her neck that is the size of a half dollar, it's just gross looking.I'm going to try to get a picture of this if they come out again .They look like they are leopard spotted.