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Deer killed with worms
- Thread starter mcseals
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Every deer on the planet probably has worms.
Etoncathunter
Senior Member
They are like any other animal. They all have fleas, ticks, and worms. Just like your pets at home do if you don't treat them regularly. It's just part on nature.
The black stick of death
Senior Member
We killed a buck one time with little black wormish things all along the spine and on the back straps saddlery we didint eat any of that deer but the hams an shoulders the straps where nasty
godogs57
Senior Member
No big deal....every deer has em as NC says.
C.Killmaster
Georgia Deer Biologist
If you hunt and fish you have probably eaten more parasites than you realize. Most that occur in muscle tissue are pretty harmless if the meat is cooked properly. Trichinella in pigs and bears is much more concerning than most anything you'll find in a deer, but is killed by adequate cooking temps. I'd bet what your buddy found were abdominal worms (Setaria yehi) which are of no health concern to humans. They inhabit the gut outside of all the organs.
WOODIE13
2023 TURKEY CHALLENGE 1st place Team
Well done or cook them in a pressure cooker, extra protein
What does "full of worms" mean ? In the digestive tract or in the abdomen?
nmurph
Senior Member
I thought he meant he used fish bait to kill a deer...I was interested until I read his post...mostly harmless...cook it well and enjoy.
Pate55
Senior Member
Well dang. I was here to see how many worms you had to throw at a deer until you killed it !
garveywallbanger
Senior Member
Ive seen one deer that had worms when we opened her up...the processor told us to avoid that deer.
blood on the ground
Cross threading is better than two lock washers.
makes dang good sketty
Mikeseals
Member
the way he told me they were in the abdomen all over the organs.
rustybucket
Senior Member
Wait til you cut open the nose cavity of one with bot flies!!!
On a serious note, most all of them (that I know of) are harmless when cooked. Ever filleted a cobia or amberjack? They are slap full of them some times of the year.
On a serious note, most all of them (that I know of) are harmless when cooked. Ever filleted a cobia or amberjack? They are slap full of them some times of the year.
