What are these things in my elk meat

[Old Man Yager]

Dinner at the in laws, see if they have any problems, then you'll know if it's safe for you!!! 

[billythekidrock]

Dinner at the in laws, see if they have any problems, then you'll know if it's safe for you!!! 

I wish. They all live too far away. lol

[billythekidrock]

I only found it on one of the rear quarters

Daniel, were you able to cut out the bad parts? How deep were they?

[predatorpro]

im pretty sure tapeworms live inside intestines? 

[pendoreilleadventures]

They do but their cyst ska eggs borrow into muscle tissue

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[Daniel hammerstrom]

I haven't cut any out yet since it's frozen at the time, I will thaw that portion and cut it out. I'll post pictures of the different layers as I dissect the infected area

[billythekidrock]

I showed some pics to a bio today. he wants some one to look at it first hand. Waiting on a call back to set it up.

[Special T]

tag

[Curly]

I showed some pics to a bio today. he wants some one to look at it first hand. Waiting on a call back to set it up.

Hopefully WDFW doesn't dilly dally around so long that you end up with maggots on the meat besides the other crawly things on there.

 

 


(Although, I guess the way the weather is now, you probably have to keep it in the cooler just to keep it from freezing solid).

[billythekidrock]

I showed some pics to a bio today. he wants some one to look at it first hand. Waiting on a call back to set it up.

Hopefully WDFW doesn't dilly dally around so long that you end up with maggots on the meat besides the other crawly things on there.

 

 


(Although, I guess the way the weather is now, you probably have to keep it in the cooler just to keep it from freezing solid).

Your joking, right? lol

[billythekidrock]

Here are some pics that I showed to WDFW.

From the hind quarter just under the hide.


From alongside the backstrap.


From inside the tenderloin.


The bio said they see this a couple times a year in elk but that it is more prevalent in deer. When I asked what it was he said he couldn't remember, but that he thought it was Blow Fly larva.

He took three phone numbers for me and said he would have another bio or someone from enforcement all me to look at it and possibly pick it up so I could get another tag.

[Curly]

 

[fireweed]

It's a tape worm larvae cyst. Ok for human consumption but very bad for dogs. Should be easily removed if your overly weirded out by it. As long as you cook it, they won't harm you.

Pretty rare in cervids(deer or elk) but more common in canine.

Hope that helps. 

I've had tape worm cysts in wa. moose and Eastern Wa deer.  Sent picts to WDFW vet and confirmed.  Older moose had lots and they did NOT look like this.   The tape worm cysts were more in a bubble of fluid, with a "grain of rice" or lump of fat look.  Did not have a zig-zag worm shape at all.

[Curly]

He took three phone numbers for me and said he would have another bio or someone from enforcement all me to look at it and possibly pick it up so I could get another tag.

Hope they get to you in time to get the tag before the season is over. 

[billythekidrock]

Literally just got a call from Enforcement. 
After some discussion I let him know that I would take my chances with the cow.

*Having a tag re-issued is not a guarantee since it is on a case by case basis and on in rare instances does it happen.
*There is not much time left to hunt.
*Because we hadn't heard back from a bio last night, we started processing steaks and had very little trim to toss and things looked pretty good.