DWhit

I have been hunting deer for many years. Yesterday I took a meat doe and when I field dressed her, her "heart" was not like any I have ever seen. In all of the others I have taken the heart was hard or should I say solid, but this one was very soft and squishy? I have never seen anything like this before. She seemed fine and healthy and the meat looks totally normal. She is at least a three year old doe. Has any one seen this before?

excalibur43

Nope, always been pretty solid and firm.

DWhit

Yeah really strange - just got done butchering her and she seems fine??? Hell I have been butchering them for 50ish years and never saw anything like it, Oh well it won't bother her anymore, she is in my freezer trying to stay warm, but I don't think it will work out for her LOL Thanks - might be those alien deer I have heard tell of coming to Earth to take over and rule the world ROFL

Viking1204

Any chance a piece of bullet went thru it draining the blood out make it feel more squishy? Or maybe she ran pretty far and just pumped all the blood out before dropping?

DWhit

I imagine a piece of the bullet could have hit it - I really didn't look, just put it in the bag and got in the fridge to cool - she didn't run at all, she dropped on the spot

Oldtimr

I would check to see if there is bullet fragments in it.

DWhit

Will do, thanks for the replies

Bocajnala

Let us know if you figure anything out.

-Jake