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Big Game Hunting => Deer Hunting => Topic started by: Rob on May 23, 2023, 11:12:48 AM

Title: Any idea what these growths are on this whitetail?
Post by: Rob on May 23, 2023, 11:12:48 AM: Watched this little fork all last fall and over the winter. These growths showed up in the last 4 weeks. Any idea what they are? Fatty tumors?
Title: Re: Any idea what these growths are on this whitetail?
Post by: Rob on May 23, 2023, 11:13:29 AM: one on his neck (looks a little raw) and one behind each ear.
Title: Re: Any idea what these growths are on this whitetail?
Post by: KFhunter on May 23, 2023, 11:14:10 AM: Yes, but my spell check isn’t good enough to tell you the name lol
Title: Re: Any idea what these growths are on this whitetail?
Post by: KFhunter on May 23, 2023, 11:15:12 AM: cutaneous fibromas. (Deer warts)
Title: Re: Any idea what these growths are on this whitetail?
Post by: Rob on May 23, 2023, 11:15:43 AM: Interesting. will read up on it.

side view
Title: Re: Any idea what these growths are on this whitetail?
Post by: Rob on May 23, 2023, 11:20:55 AM: Sounds harmless unless it impairs senses (hearing, sight, smell) or critical body function (respiration, eating)
Title: Re: Any idea what these growths are on this whitetail?
Post by: Ridgeratt on May 23, 2023, 11:46:21 AM: The growths on these deer are cutaneous fibromas and are caused by a papilloma virus. Cutaneous fibromas are hairless tumors that can be found on any part of the skin, however they rarely extend below the hide. Fibromas are also called warts, tumors, papillomas and fibrosarcomas, and they occur everywhere deer live.
Title: Re: Any idea what these growths are on this whitetail?
Post by: Rob on May 23, 2023, 12:01:26 PM: sure did crop up fast
Title: Re: Any idea what these growths are on this whitetail?
Post by: hunter399 on May 23, 2023, 02:25:20 PM: If say that's a second set of antlers growing.
You got one of those unicorn bucks. :chuckle: :chuckle:

But really I have no idea.
Huge bot fly.
Biggest tick on the planet.
:dunno: :dunno: :dunno: :dunno:
Title: Re: Any idea what these growths are on this whitetail?
Post by: Rob on May 23, 2023, 02:37:05 PM: Might have to move if thise are ticks...

I think the guys above nailed it with Cutaneous fibromas
Title: Re: Any idea what these growths are on this whitetail?
Post by: hunter399 on May 23, 2023, 03:58:40 PM: Quote from: Rob on May 23, 2023, 02:37:05 PM
Might have to move if thise are ticks...

I think the guys above nailed it with Cutaneous fibromas
I agree...
After a bit of research ,looks to be true.
See any of those pics with with them tumours in there eyes and stuff pretty freaky.
Just makes me wonder if you could buy those medicated salt block for cattle and clear it up.
Cause they say cattle get them too.
Title: Re: Any idea what these growths are on this whitetail?
Post by: Rob on May 23, 2023, 04:33:17 PM: Thats an interesting idea.
Title: Re: Any idea what these growths are on this whitetail?
Post by: DeerThug on May 23, 2023, 07:55:25 PM: I'd send him to Dr Pimple Popper. She would get it taken care of for sure.