Strange Fatty Lumps under Deer Hide???

[rossislider]

After shooting my buck we noticed upon running our hands over his hide that he was covered from head to hoof in tiny pea sized bumps. As we removed the hide we found he was covered just under the top hide layer in these tiny yellow doughy like lumps. None of this was in the meat. None of us, nor the taxidermist, have ever seen anything like it? Anyone here recognize this?

[murfys69law]

???????? You got me. Never seen that before.

[Beaton]

We just filled 2 of 3 tags on the unit 23 youth hunt and one of the bucks had the same thing. I'd never seen it before either.

[SwampMafia]

Lipomas, humans get them too

[muledeerarea33?]

Looks like pulpy cellulite? Weird! Hope some one knows. Did you ask a G&F person to check it?

[rossislider]

Looks like pulpy cellulite? Weird! Hope some one knows. Did you ask a G&F person to check it?

I have not. My taxidermist is concerned it might affect the cape during tanning. I sure hope not.

[longshooter]

Deer herpes. You got them now

[Beaton]

Ours just had a couple spots of it. It was not all over the cape. Deer herpes. Now that's funny

[jonscaife]

I would guess just fatty tisue in the hypodermal layer of the skin. Its been a wet year and the deer have put on some serious fat imo

[rossislider]

I would guess just fatty tisue in the hypodermal layer of the skin. Its been a wet year and the deer have put on some serious fat imo

I'd agree. Both of our bucks had a ton of fat.

[JustinB]

It just looks like fat in my opinion.

[Adicted]

Deer herpes. HahahahA

[.270]

Caseys head is a fatty lump. Lark