Check your Deer livers and lungs

[bucksnort]

I wanted to post an FYI for anyone who hunts in Wolf country. A neighbor to our property had a nephew shoot a buck and when they gutted him the liver had white lesions all over it. He called a biologist he trusts that deals with his wolf/cattle issues.  Apparently the wolves have a tapeworm that can transfer to deer and to humans as well if you don't cook the meat thoroughly. The Bio said to inspect Liver and Lungs for the lesions. He will let me know when the tests come back and I will update.

[nwwanderer]

As expected, thanks for the report

[ThurstonCokid]

Do you happen to have a picture of what it might look like? Thanks!


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[kselkhunter]

Tapeworms happen in beef, pork, dogs, bears, wolves, cats, mountain lions, etc.  The most common way for an animal to get tapeworm is to swallow an infected flea.   But there are quite a few different kinds of tapeworms.  They're present in deer across the USA.
https://instruction.cvhs.okstate.edu/kocan/vpar5333/deerpar.htm
https://www.qdma.com/10-weird-parasites-live-inside-deer/
https://www.avma.org/public/Health/Pages/Disease-Precautions-for-Hunters.aspx
https://www.webmd.com/digestive-disorders/tapeworms-in-humans#1

[ThurstonCokid]

Thanks for the link KS!


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[meatwhack]

If it’s liver and lungs it’s probably hydatid cysts thanks to the wolfs.