Deer covered in tumors caught on camera

https://www.foxnews.com/science/deer-tumors-covered-camera





An unfortunate deer covered with tumors has been caught on camera by a photographer in southwestern Minnesota.

Julie Carrow posted images of the deer on Facebook on July 25. “This to me is just heartbreaking,” she wrote, noting that she had contacted wildlife officials. “Hoping this post will help this little man,” she added.

Citypages reports that Carrow was photographing senior portraits in Pipestone when the wart-covered deer wandered by.

Minnesota Department of Natural Resources told Citypages that the deer was suffering from a very bad case of fibromas. “They are popularly referred to as skin tumors, or simply warts,” the Department explains, on its website.

Fibromatosis, however, is not a cause of deer mortality, according to officials, who added that the disease is not known to infect humans. The Quality Deer Management Association notes that particularly dense fibromas can impact a deer’s eyesight, breathing, feeding or mobility, which can leave them more at risk for predators.

Its main significance lies in the consternation and concern experienced by the hunter who shoots a deer covered with ugly-looking lumps,” the Department says. “Though they don't harm the meat, fibromas are repulsive to most persons and therefore render a fine trophy aesthetically undesirable.”

There's one in town here in the same way, not quite as bad as that though.

Be tough to flesh that hide !!

Make a nice mount for the trophy room.

Must be from round up.

Meat's meat.

Moosetrot

Seen something similar in western Kansas on a mule deer. Not as bad though.

Yum
Yum
Back Straps!

Are those things only skin deep, or do they penetrate the meat? Cancer or insect caused?

Moosetrot- If you ever invite me to dinner, I think I'm busy that night lol.
Dr. Pimple Popper would be on that - "like a Hobo on a hotdog"

To me the merciful thing to do for that deer is to feed the coyotes with him, looks like his jaw and eyes are affected and he cant eat or see very well.

Killed one once with about a tenth as may growths. All were one neck and head. Was also a spike buck.

They need to quit playing with toads! lol

On a side note, I saw a three legged toad today. Missing one back leg, but sure didn't slow him down any!

An Arnold swartsennegar quote come too mind!

That is what I was wondering? Nasty looking thing, I doubt a coyote or one of those "Wolves that prey on weak and sick" would touch it.

That is the ugliest deer in the world for sure!