Yes, it is sad to look at. They are not caused by bullets; rifles are not allowed here in New Jersey, only shot guns and arrows, and neither would make a wound that size. I was hoping that they were just the result of injuries suffered in fights between bucks, and that they would heal quickly. That is also not the case.
They are non-cancerous tumors called either fibromas or papillomas. In both cases, the warts or tumors are caused by viruses. The difference between the two is that fibromas grow either from the skin or from the layer beneath, while papillomas grow only from the skin. http://www.whitetailhunting.info/deer-hunting-questions/how-do-deer-get-tumors/ http://www.michigan.gov/dnr/0,4570,7-153-10370_12150_12220-26637--,00.html Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Sun, Oct 9, 2011 at 12:25 PM, Christine Aguila <[email protected]> wrote: > That's really sad to look at. Poor thing. Cheers, Christine > > > On Oct 8, 2011, at 4:45 PM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: > >> http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=14358779 >> This buck has been our neighborhood for a while. He has several >> protuberances on his side that are quite ugly. I'm not sure if that >> is a disease of some kind or the result of an injury. The space >> between the two large swellings suggests it might have been caused by >> the horns of another buck, but I am not certain. >> >> If anyone knows more about dee than I, I would appreciate your thoughts. >> >> Dan >> Dan Matyola >> http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola >> >> -- >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> [email protected] >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >> follow the directions. > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
