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paladincha20
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LAST EDITED ON Nov-02-14 AT 08:10PM (MST)[p]Hello all, first post and whatnot.
Anyway, I drew a cwmu tag for utah this year, and yesterday (Nov 1) I filled my tag. One of the firs things we noticed when we found him was the skin "scars" that covered his face, neck, and part of his front quarters. There was also a 2 1/2"x9" spot on his lower back.
We figured they were scars, as they are hard to the touch. When we gutted him out, and were cutting thru the neck skin, the skin was very hard to the touch and abnormally thick.
We got him back to camp where we met with my operator and 2 other hunters, they all said they were stumped and they didn't think they were scars. They thought it might be that he was just a very old buck.
I plan on calling the DWR tomorrow to see what kind of info they can give me. My internet research leads me to believe that it is some sort of mange in the early stages.
My biggest concern is if the meat is safe to use. Obviously I dont want to use contaminated meat. The pics arent the best, but notice how the hair is seperated by the skin "scars"
It is of note, that during the gutting, skinning, and quartering, that nothing was abnormal on the inside. By all means, he appeared to a healthy buck putting on fat for the winter. The operator also said he has never seen anything like it.
Anyway, I drew a cwmu tag for utah this year, and yesterday (Nov 1) I filled my tag. One of the firs things we noticed when we found him was the skin "scars" that covered his face, neck, and part of his front quarters. There was also a 2 1/2"x9" spot on his lower back.
We figured they were scars, as they are hard to the touch. When we gutted him out, and were cutting thru the neck skin, the skin was very hard to the touch and abnormally thick.
We got him back to camp where we met with my operator and 2 other hunters, they all said they were stumped and they didn't think they were scars. They thought it might be that he was just a very old buck.
I plan on calling the DWR tomorrow to see what kind of info they can give me. My internet research leads me to believe that it is some sort of mange in the early stages.
My biggest concern is if the meat is safe to use. Obviously I dont want to use contaminated meat. The pics arent the best, but notice how the hair is seperated by the skin "scars"
It is of note, that during the gutting, skinning, and quartering, that nothing was abnormal on the inside. By all means, he appeared to a healthy buck putting on fat for the winter. The operator also said he has never seen anything like it.