Doe with a large tumour

TAC · Post by **TAC** » Mon Oct 17, 2005 8:58 pm

This young doe was on the edge of my forest today. She wasn't walking very quickly and was only able to bound away for about 5 seconds before having to walk again.

Golden Eagle · Post by **Golden Eagle** » Mon Oct 17, 2005 9:46 pm

Wow, what a burden..

Partikle · Post by **Partikle** » Mon Oct 17, 2005 9:50 pm

Hey TAC welcome back. Where have you been hiding?

TAC · Post by **TAC** » Mon Oct 17, 2005 9:57 pm

In the woods, at work, pretty much everywhere.

Seriously though, I've been pretty busy the past few months and usually just lurk through a few boards and rarely post on any due to the lack of time to come back and read replies at a later date.

huntman · Post by **huntman** » Mon Oct 17, 2005 10:06 pm

welcome back TAC!! Nice to see your name back on the board and it looks like you haven't lost your talent in taking great pics!

Keep them coming

Hoss · Post by **Hoss** » Mon Oct 17, 2005 10:18 pm

TAC good to see ya around----------------dont be a stranger.....

TYE · Post by **TYE** » Mon Oct 17, 2005 10:22 pm

I'd put her out of her misery?

Sliver · Post by **Sliver** » Mon Oct 17, 2005 10:28 pm

Hey there TAC

Great Photos,, Thats to bad for that doe..........

Well Take care of yourself TAC ,

BTW did you ever manage to recover the Rack off that BIG Brute of a Deer....

fletch · Post by **fletch** » Mon Oct 17, 2005 10:34 pm

Hi Tac nice to see you post again. That is a large tumour, were you considering dispatching her? If you do maybe the MNR would like to test the tumour.
Have you see the big buck lately?

GREY OWL · Post by **GREY OWL** » Mon Oct 17, 2005 10:57 pm

Hi TAC, how ya doing. Say, I'm very interested in what and how that doe got that tumor. I've got a doe with the exact same tumor and the exact same size, on my property. I saw her last year, just 200 hundred yards from my trailer. When she ran away, she looked like a Holstein cow with its udder swaying back and forth, except at the oppsite end. Her whole front half of her body swayed with the tumor. Maaannnnnnn, I felt sorry for her, and likely so did the coyotes, can't believe they haven't attacked her yet.

Phoned the Game Wardens and asked if I could put her out of her misery, they said only if I tag her, " ya right", they weren't to concerned about it.

If you find out why these freaks of nature happen, let me know, wouldja ?

Also about 3 to 4 years ago, I saw another doe with the same growth, but only alot smaller, I would think its the same deer.

Grey Owl

LoneWolf · Post by **LoneWolf** » Tue Oct 18, 2005 6:43 am

TAC wrote:This young doe was on the edge of my forest today. She wasn't walking very quickly and was only able to bound away for about 5 seconds before having to walk again.

Hi TAC.

It's nice to see a post from you now and then...

Wow, that is one mother load of a tumour...

It would obviously slow her down quite a bit, not to mention that the doe is probably getting rejected from the other deer because of her abnormalities. Animals with abnormalities are often rejected from the others.

P.S. You mean to tell us that you haven't harvested that monster yet...

Good Luck on putting your tag on that big bad boy!...

( looking forward to them pics! )

Woodsman · Post by **Woodsman** » Tue Oct 18, 2005 7:32 am

Hello TAC! Interesting pic!

I saw a doe last winter with a similar tumor, but in the throat. Sure looked weird, but it didn't seem to bother the deer. It went about it's business and didn't look like it was suffering from it.

TAC · Post by **TAC** » Tue Oct 18, 2005 8:22 am

Thanks guys.

I was sent some info regarding the pics and it appears that this doe possibly has a hydrocyst. The link below explains what that is and says that the meat is still safe to eat. I nonetheless suspect that if I had a doe tag I would be passing on this deer. The thought of eating meat that came from a puss-filled deer just doesn't appeal to me that much!

http://mich.gov/dnr/0,1607,7-153-10370_ ... --,00.html

And no, I've not got the big buck yet. In fact, I've yet to see a buck while hunting! I was busted last night by a monster doe and her fawns. The doe is huge and I have seen her many times this fall. She seems to have a snorting fetish. Last night she only snorted at me about a dozen times but a few weeks ago she did over 40 times before I lost count as she ran away!

I'm beginning to think I have mutant deer around here....

Fur & Feathers · Post by **Fur & Feathers** » Tue Oct 18, 2005 5:44 pm

Hi TAC,
It's been awhile. Hope everything is going well for you. I've been dying for a update on the monster buck you entertained us with last winter. Is he still around? Are you on his pattern?

chris4570 · Post by **chris4570** » Tue Oct 18, 2005 5:44 pm

Put an arrow through the cyst and it will drain. In a few minutes it will be nothing more than loose skin.

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