Found these bean-shaped items around the esophagas/trachea of a deer: what are they?
#1
Found these bean-shaped items around the esophagas/trachea of a deer: what are they?
I haven't seen these before...must have been 20 of them. Some larger than other. Cut them open and there wasn't really anything there...seemed like blood. Keep in mind these were on top of the muscle surrounding the food and windpipes, not coming out of them. I have only just started to butcher the neck to make neck roasts, so I am not sure if this is common or not.
Deer (also pictured) seemed very healthy to me.
Deer (also pictured) seemed very healthy to me.
#7
Are you sure they are lymph nodes? I thought that at first, but because there were so many of them and they were so random, I wasn't sure. They also did not seem to be attached to anything. They just came right off.
#9
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Did some googling, Still think they're lymph nodes.
http://www.michigan.gov/dnr/0,4570,7...2311--,00.html
http://www.michigan.gov/dnr/0,4570,7...2311--,00.html