strange growth on deers neck
08-21-2011, 02:33 PM
#1
Fork Horn
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Location: northern ky
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strange growth on deers neck
Look at the growth on the bottom of this guys neck. Do you think this is something that will affect how long he naturally would live and what do you think about eating him
Last edited by kyslayer; 08-22-2011 at 01:39 PM.
08-22-2011, 02:30 PM
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Spike
Join Date: Aug 2011
Location: Northeastern Illinois
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That seems quite odd. Almost looks like a goiter, but i don't know if deer even have a thyroid. Maybe it was bitten by something or its a tumor. Keep tabs on that deer. If it gets smaller I wouldn't worry but if it stays the same or grows then I would remove him from the population and check the growth out... Not sure if I would eat him unless I knew what that was.
08-22-2011, 09:58 PM
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Fork Horn
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: Ste. Genevieve, Missouri
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Last time i seen a growth like that was a Drury Outdoors video from several years ago. At that time i don't think they knew what it was. The growth was quite similar in size and they left him walk also.