Has any one came across this before.

[kev.rem700]

I was out this evening and spotted this buck so i took him out.Very nasty mess he was in maggotts all his head they had eat to the bone.


Just wondering has any came across this before.

I have never seen this on a deer.I have seen sheep with maggotts on them but never as bad.


Regards kev

 

[PointBlank]

I guess he lost an antler due to an injury and the maggotts took over, good cull!

 

[kev.rem700]

I guess he lost an antler due to an injury and the maggotts took over, good cull!

The other antler came off in my hand. PB.

Rrgards kev

 

[jackfish]

That's nasty, just as well you took him out. At least he's not suffering anymore!

ATB

Bryan

 

[Steyer 6.5]

Just guessing here but I would say it is perruqe (I think that's the spelling) but I've never seen it eaten away like that. Morenna is chap for this thread.

 

[kev.rem700]

Just guessing here but I would say it is perruqe (I think that's the spelling) but I've never seen it eaten away like that. Morenna is chap for this thread.

Both antlers were fully formed hard antlers if that helps any.

Regards kev

 

[moose]

He may have been spiked fighting with another buck in the rut, horrible, poor beasty, you would get a bit of satisfaction taking him.

Moose

 

[kev.rem700]

He may have been spiked fighting with another buck in the rut, horrible, poor beasty, you would get a bit of satisfaction taking him.

Moose

Im realy please i got him Moose. I think it was some kind of injury that let the flys lay eggs.

Regards Kev

 

[Taff]

maggots are bad this year, on all animals that have a cut or injury.

 

[Uncle Buck]

Christ Kev as you say he's in a right mess, definitely one to cull.

Rgds, Buck.

 

[John Gryphon]

It may have even been caused by a bullet striping across the head then being fly blown.

 

[TerryC]

I had a Buck like this that had maggots all under the skin of the head, when I saw him I thought he was a black animal as all I could see at first was his face looking over corn, when he turned and offered the shot the client dropped him and when we went up to him you could smell him from yards away, I have some photographs which I will try to find but he had been fighting as he had wounds in the chest and rump the venison was unfit to eat.

 

[craigievarkiller]

poor bu**er ! .... Im glad you managed to take him out.
ATB
CVK

 

[chris .222]

I haven't seen this on a deer but I see it on a ram that had been fighting at a friends farm

 

[stag1933]

It may have even been caused by a bullet striping across the head then being fly blown.

Agreed !

HWH.

 

[VSS]

I haven't seen this on a deer but I see it on a ram that had been fighting at a friends farm

Yes, very common for rams to get maggoty heads.

 

[morena]

Case of injury with bleeding and subsequent blowfly strike. Peruke is antler velvet associated

 

[Thebritishprepper]

well done stopped any futher suffering

 

[scubadog]

Would that animal be okay to be eaten or will it have to be destroyed?

 

[Fursty Ferret]

Thats nasty...well done for taking him out.
Would a situation like that be just cause for culling an out of season beast to prevent further suffering?