Anyone on here allergic to deer or know someone that is? I have a 4 year old and last year after I shot a deer, he was handling it and touching it- then had puffy eyes and was at the doc the following day- doc said it’s possible he’s allergic- he has a history of allergies as does his older brother. Well, killed one on a trip this past week and he was handling the antlers last night and all that, and 20 minutes later- could hardly see- all puffed up..

Deer... of ALL things.... ugh..

Have a nephew that is allergic to the hair but not the meat. Does the same thing, runny nose, and puffy eyes and such...d2

Yes a cousin of mine. Deer but not elk.

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I know a kid that had the same reactions when he was younger. Thankfully he has kind of grown out of it and he wears latex gloves while gutting and skinning. Once it broke down to meat there is no issue.

i have a friend who is a hunter that is allergic - also allergic to cats and dogs.

he can skin and butcher, but has to be careful with the hair

My son is. Can't even get near one without sneezing and face swelling up. He has no problem with the meat.

I am. I can't stop sneezing. Don't swell up or anything else.

I get a itchy trigger finger when I even see one.

Me. And I was a taxidermist for many years. As long as I took a OTC allergy pill I was fine, but the darn things SOMETIMES made me sick........other deer never bothered me. Same way with dogs. All cats were a problem, big-time.

Poisen ivy maybe ? Deer are always walking through it. I get it just from handling animals I catch. Gotta wear gloves.

I am not allergic to any animal except deer. Weirdest thing. The hair makes me sneeze some. If I get the blood on my hands they stay reddish after washing and itch for a few hours. I wear latex gloves and no problem.

Guy at deer camp is allergic so he uses latex gloves or winter gloves when handling deer. Dont let it detour you to keep him involved just make sure he has protecting from the hide. Hope he's doing better today

Same thing , the hair makes me sneeze sometimes. About the only animal I've found. Probably cause they run through tons of pollen in the fall, who knows.

By the time I'm done gutting and dragging it out of the woods I need a shower. Nose is running like crazy and usually can't stop sneezing. Once I skin it I have no more problems. Cats get me going pretty good too, never had a wild cat to skin. Wonder if I'd have trouble with them?

One of the guys we hunted with was allergic to deer. He would break out and his eyes would water and swell up too. It did not stop him from hunting and shooting them, though. He was not overly fond of gutting and handling them much after that, though, but he hung in there just the same once he got one down.

Bobcats are horrible for me, but I work through them. Horses are probably my second worse. Hollow hair gets to a lot of people. Mule deer can be rough on some people.

Not any help here. I don't even get poison ivy. Heck, we don't even know what you mean by 'allergic'. Not being a smart butt, but I do know a couple folks that get poison ivy just by being down wind of it.

Some things are not what they seem...

I have handled a lot of deer and have had the same issues as your boy had. It only certain years so I always thought it might be a mold on the hide that comes along under certain conditions some years.

I knew a guy who was allergic to his own hair. His name was actually Harry, but everyone know him by his nickname of Butch; no joke.

I lost track of him and his wife Sandy, they lived in Dillingham in the 70's then moved somewhere up on the Innoko River. Always wondered what became of them.