Is the very young deer sick? Look at the lungs and liver

[CAESAR]

Not Massachusetts.
All the rest including heart looks good
The lungs have those greenish spots.....
The liver also has something bit strange to me
Am I overreacting?
Thanks

 

[ThePreBanMan]

I would contact Mass Wildlife and ask. They may want a sample, etc.

Maybe:

Liver flukes cause the black spots in deer liver. In an early stage of liver fluke infestation, the small flukes travel through the liver, leaving a trail that appears as black spots.

When the flukes grow, they create fibrous yellow-grey cysts oozing dark brown liquid.

 

[Irish65]

So this would mean you won't eat it?

Serious question.

I'm not a hunter (yet .)

 

[HorizontalHunter]

I would contact Mass Wildlife and ask. They may want a sample, etc.

Maybe:

Liver flukes cause the black spots in deer liver. In an early stage of liver fluke infestation, the small flukes travel through the liver, leaving a trail that appears as black spots.

When the flukes grow, they create fibrous yellow-grey cysts oozing dark brown liquid.

I agree with PBM. Contact a biologist to see what they say. I wouldn't eat it without contacting a biologist to get an answer.

Did the inside of the rib cage look normal. I would be worried about TB. Liver flukes wouldn’t bother me.

 

[PaulR]

Covid

 

[CAESAR]

I would contact Mass Wildlife and ask. They may want a sample, etc.

Maybe:

Liver flukes cause the black spots in deer liver. In an early stage of liver fluke infestation, the small flukes travel through the liver, leaving a trail that appears as black spots.

When the flukes grow, they create fibrous yellow-grey cysts oozing dark brown liquid.

It's the lungs. Not liver

 

[HorizontalHunter]

It's the lungs. Not liver

That liver isn’t normal either.

 

[Mark from MA]

Lungs look like the deer has been in a coal mine or something black spotting/mottling i've never seen before.

The liver looks a little off/ light in color.

I don't eat organs of deer, except the heart...........the liver is a filter for bad things.

I wouldn't eat that deers heart because of the lungs.

 

[CAESAR]

Another question. The liver and heart was put with another deer (healthy) in same bag. Then it was in fridge for 5 hours. If it IS tuberculosis, can I eat the other deers heart and liver (after spending 5 hours with the sick deers organs)?

 

[HorizontalHunter]

Lungs look like the deer has been in a coal mine or something black spotting/mottling i've never seen before.

The liver looks a little off/ light in color.

I don't eat organs of deer, except the heart...........the liver is a filter for bad things.

I wouldn't eat that deers heart because of the lungs.

especially given how prevalent cadmium is in the deer of the Northeast.

Another question. The liver and heart was put with another deer (healthy) in same bag. Then it was in fridge for 5 hours. If it IS tuberculosis, can I eat the other deers heart and liver (after spending 5 hours with the sick deers organs)?

I wouldn’t eat any of it, or anything it came in contact with until I knew for sure that it didn’t have TB. This doesn’t look like classic TB but I would be concerned if might be early TB.

You can try to post it over on the CT Bowsite forum. IIRC there is a deer biologist on there.

Bob

 

[Martinilover]

May be worth trying to contact the state veterinarian. They may be able to help. The state has a huge testing facility.

 

[FrankNA]

Definitely not worth the risk. There‘s something not right if the internal organs look funky in any way, shape or form....

 

[fencer]

The butcher didn't have any advice? I would think a good one has seen it all.

 

[Sparkey]

Something looks off with the organs
I wouldn’t eat them but I would not be concerned with eating the meat properly cooked

 

[tuna]

I'm not usually one to be picky about food, as my waist will attest.

I wouldn't eat it. I'd dump the whole deer. I know it's a loss of good meat, but if you can afford to hunt, you can afford meat that won't make you sick. I've yet to connect on a deer, so if I opened one up that looked like this, I'd just get out my recipe for tag soup and be happy that I got to put one down.

 

[Chevy 2 65]

No way would I eat any of that deer. You should have it checked by someone.

 

[greencobra]

in japan, they eat funky looking fish entrails with endless abandon. i did see them refuse salmon sushi that was loaded with parasites, but had no issue once it was cooked and it stopped being sushi.

 

[ThePreBanMan]

You're in MA. As opposed to checking the deer online, take it to a check station. They have biologists there on-prem I believe. See what they think. This is something they may want to see as well.

 

[cams]

Always heard if there’s spotted liver to leave it be and keep moving.

 

[HorizontalHunter]

Always heard if there’s spotted liver to leave it be and keep moving.

Are you thinking of rabbits and Tularemia?

 

[CAESAR]

If anyone is interested, mystery solved. It is not only healthy deer, but very good eating one. It's (the lungs) from drinking milk. Not weaned yet. When hit with hot 308.... the blood vessels blew (the spots are not really greenish - my imagination.... they are red). And no, its not in MA.

 

[Gator9329]

I guess I'm in the camp of - If you even have to ask , then no.

 

[RDG]

it's late Nov..... and the deer still isn't weaned off its mother?
Anyone else find that odd?

 

[enbloc]

I'd give @FisherTech a PM and trust whatever he tells you...

 

[CAESAR]

I'd give @FisherTech a PM and trust whatever he tells you...

done. Thanks

 

[cams]

Are you thinking of rabbits and Tularemia?

That is probably what I was remembering. I usually hunt 2 legged animals.

 

[dgrantdoherty]

That is probably what I was remembering. I usually hunt 2 legged animals.

Kangaroos?

 

[cams]

Kangaroos?

Bigfeet.


View: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=g3W4sMkwQ6k

 

[HorizontalHunter]

That is probably what I was remembering. I usually hunt 2 legged animals.

Probably more difficult and interesting than four legged critters .

 

[DJBrad]

That looks offal