VT Ridges

I have shot two deer with a few tumors on them, but nothing like this one. One of them in PA and one in VT. The F&G Biologist told me that it was fine and you could eat the meat, but I don't think I would have if they looked like that.

Sorry, but that is one UGLY buck.

BowHunter46

If it were me... id shoot it and show it to a local game warded. maybe they would tell me that it was a mercy shot and i could keep my tag. JMO

Booney160

That deer actually has Deer Warts,which are actually fairly common and caused by a virus. They can't be spread to humans but are spread from deer to deer through contact. I had a few trail cam pictures of a doe with one large wart on her face, during the winter it froze off and then the next summer it grew back again. I had a chance to take her that fall bowhunting but unfortunately shot over her back. Her are a few pictures of a deer taken in Rhinelander Wisconsin area with deer warts, kind of gross.

http://wideerhunters.org/images/deertumors1.jpg
http://wideerhunters.org/images/deertumors2.jpg

Paul

Adirondack Hunter

Hes just got a really freakin' bad case of acne!

MOTOWNHONKEY

If you were thirsty you could pop those little suckers and get re hydrated.

Serioushunter1

Kinda looks like that infection my ex wife brought home.

GregH

NS! Looks like that deer exploded!

BuckBox Displays

You couldn't pay me to touch that thing

Shootstuff4570

WTF IS RIGHT!!!

HNI_Christine

In college we called those cutaneous fibromas. (deer warts)

Supposedly, the meat is fine. The tumors are just on the skin.

I say... bleach. I wouldn't eat it. [:'(]