Black spots on windpipe

[RD88]

Shot a fallow pricket today and found dark red/black spots on its windpipe never seen this before could anyone shed some light on what it might be

 

[VSS]

Looks quite normal to me.
Haemal nodes, presumably?

 

[RD88]

Looks quite normal to me.
Haemal nodes, presumably?

Thanks
Genuinely never seen it before myself but I googled haemel nodes when you mentioned it and some very similar looking pictures

 

[Tazz]

Very normal

 

[Buchan]

Normal. Extra normal

 

[Mr. Gain]

However normal the phenomenon, good pictures and positive replies are educational . Thanks

 

[Sitka]

However normal the phenomenon, good pictures and positive replies are educational . Thanks

Never seen before, every day a school day!

 

[RD88]

Never seen before, every day a school day!

Neither had I. Grollached many a deer and watched many a deer being grollached and still yesterday was the first time.

 

[geoshot]

Good photos & thanks for posting

 

[DS Mad]

I took two fallow at the weekend and both had the haemel nodes in them.

 

[mikeakc]

Useful to see I would’ve thought twice about this. Thank you gents.