What disease does this deer have?

[MichelD]

I found this shot and abandoned deer carcass last year. It was covered in these strange lesions. Whoever had shot it had started skinning it out then just quit and left it for the ravens, probably because of the weird loonie-sized runny growths on it.


https://i.imgur.com/kHKtYgB.jpg

[Blacktail1]

Aids !!!!!!!

[notyalc]

That’s for sure deer Covid19

[Citori54]

Could it be from ticks? I have seen some weird growths on moose that we have found dead.

[halfanapress]

looks like fibromatosis. probably (was) edible

[Dannybuoy]

Have seen similar on deer ... equivalent of skin tags on humans . Nothing to worry about

[2chodi]

The provincial wildlife veterinarian says these are caused by a papillomas virus and the meat is perfectly safe to eat. Search the following document for papillomas.

https://www2.gov.bc.ca/assets/gov/environment/plants-animals-and-ecosystems/wildlife-wildlife-habitat/wildlife-health/wildlife-health-documents/diseases_you_can_get_from_wildlife_field_guide_201 7.pdf

[Norwestalta]

Sorry but if it don't look healthy I won't eat it and that don't look healthy.

[browningboy]

Sorry but if it don't look healthy I won't eat it and that don't look healthy.

‘I’m with you on this!

[Norwestalta]

‘I’m with you on this!

I think I shot a moose once. Couldn't find a bullet hole lol. Anyways there wasn't a ounce of fat on it and its shit was yellow and runny. I didn't want anything to do with it but the ol man was more then happy to take it home and eat it. I did talk to fw about it and they couldn't say for sure but figured it might of had alpalpha poisoning. They were gonna give me a new tag but I didn't take them up on the offer.

[corywilson13]

Excellent info - thanks 2chodi

[butthead]

think id a passed on that shot

[Norwestalta]

Took a closer look at the pic and that deer looks like it resembles some of those meth people.

[Leveraction]

The hair of an animal is always a good indication of the animals health. The hair does not look healthy.
we all have to remember animals are organisms like us and are subject to kidney failure, liver failure , lung diseases, heart disease, cancers, etc etc
It looks mangy, kinda like what you would see with a coyote suffering from mange
im not sure if I’m spelling that correctly.
but I would say the animal is not healthy
whether or not the meat is edible is another matter.

[Ride Red]

https://www.dfw.state.or.us/wildlife/health_program/fibromatosis/index.asp

Another interesting read.

[Walking Buffalo]

The hair of an animal is always a good indication of the animals health. The hair does not look healthy.
we all have to remember animals are organisms like us and are subject to kidney failure, liver failure , lung diseases, heart disease, cancers, etc etc
It looks mangy, kinda like what you would see with a coyote suffering from mange
im not sure if I’m spelling that correctly.
but I would say the animal is not healthy
whether or not the meat is edible is another matter.



A velvet buck with fully grown antlers.
What also sheds at the same time as the velvet?

[Jack Russell]

My first instinct was bot fly exits