azpackhorse Report post Posted December 19, 2006 Here is a photo of some larva, or what appear to be larva, that was found in the throat of a Coues buck shot this weekend. Anyone know what they may be? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CouesWhitetail Report post Posted December 19, 2006 They look like Botfly larvae. They are common in deer. They don't affect the meat for human consuption. here is a link to some info about them: http://www.michigan.gov/dnr/0,1607,7-153-1...26640--,00.html Amanda Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rembrant Report post Posted December 19, 2006 Ah yes, the botfly! I used to do some field work with a mamologist named Ruffner. Every once in a while we would catch a field mouse with a botfly larvae that was almost as big as the host! Poor little fellers. I've seen a couple of dozen of them suckers fall out of the throat of an otherwise healthy 90" buck taken from 6B. They really are disgusting the way they pulsate to move around. Mike Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CouesWhitetail Report post Posted December 19, 2006 Thanks for the reminder Rembrandt. Now my stomach is churning. I forgot I used to pull them out of the skin of white-footed mice we trapped in Mass. Disgusting..... Amanda Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TAM Report post Posted December 19, 2006 I'm not sure what they are, but I've seen my taxidermist pull them out of the nose and sinus cavities of bucks I've shot in the past. He says he sees them all the time. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rugerman Report post Posted December 19, 2006 I've had 'em crawl out of rabbits in the back of my bird vest. It'll make you lose your appetite Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bobbyo Report post Posted December 20, 2006 They taste great in tacos. Bob Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
More D Report post Posted December 20, 2006 The first and only time I have seen them was from my brothers mulie buck from up in the Bab. We were buchering the deer and they seemed to come from the sinus area. A cattle ranch owner said they were common in cattle too. Is this some thing that is seen in the colder climates or only during the winter??? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
grizzly Report post Posted December 23, 2006 I too have had them crawl out of rabbits. I was intending to eat the bunnies but freaked and threw them in the trash. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PRED8R Report post Posted December 24, 2006 DONT KNOW IF THIS REALLY PERTAINS TO YOUR SPECIFIC QUESTION, BUT LAST YEAR WHEN WE WENT TO ALASKA FOR A CARIBOU HUNT I WAS INTRODUCED TO TAPE WORM CYSTS. TALK ABOUT SOMETHING YOU DON'T WANT TO SEE IN YOUR GAME MEAT...YUK!!! THEESE PARASITES ARE SIMILAR AND LEAVE LITTLE WHITE PUSS NODULES IN THE MUSCLES...YUMMY!!!!! I DID A BUNCH OF RESEARCH ON WEB ABOUT THEM AND KEPT COMING BACK TO THE SAME WEB SITE...ALASKA G&F DEPT. ANYWAY THEY ARE HARMLESS AS LONG AS YOU "FOLLOW THE DIRECTIONS" I POSTED A LINK TO THE DISEASE INFO PAGE FROM ALASKA G&F, THEY SEEM TO HAVE JUST ABOUT EVERYTHING LISTED THERE WITH SOME GOOD PICTURES ETC. HOPE THIS HELPS WITH OTHER PARASITE QUESTIONS OTHERS MAY HAVE. I FOUND IT VERY INFORMATIVE! http://wildlife.alaska.gov/index.cfm?adfg=disease.main Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GRONG Report post Posted December 27, 2006 I've seen them nasty SOBs in most of the bucks I've killed from unit 22. Freakin nasteeeeee! I had about 3 or 4 of them crawl out of the nose of one head that I was about to boil. They crawled out on the counter when I lived at my Mom's house and she saw them too. She didn't appreciate me having something like that in her house and esp on her kitchen counter. LOL!!! Can you imagine having those bastards in the back of your sinuses? I'd be shaking my head like a deer too if I had them. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
COUESAZ Report post Posted December 27, 2006 Now you know the reason a deer will just take off running and you are wondering what spooked him. It was the sound of one of those knoking on his ear drum from the back side. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GRONG Report post Posted January 1, 2007 LMAO!!!!!! That was hilarious!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
az4life Report post Posted January 1, 2007 Only one thing to say...... YUUUUUUK....... Them bugs and that new avatar Josh is using.... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
