Thread: Abnormalities in the meat

Hey guys. Was processing a stag and found these in it around the rear legs. Anything to worry about?

Cheers in advance.

Originally Posted by Curti

Hey guys. Was processing a stag and found these in it around the rear legs. Anything to worry about?

Cheers in advance.

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What are the black spots on deer meat?
Hemal nodes are not indicative of a disease process. Hemal nodes are pea-sized spherical structures embedded within the fatty tissues of the body. Hemal nodes are usually maroon or black and may be either solid or fluid-filled. They resemble a very small blood clot and are often misinterpreted as tumors or bird shot What is a hemal node in deer?
Hemal nodes are normal anatomical structures that can worry hunters who don't know what they are. These nodes are important filtering organs for animals' circulatory systems, and they are typically trimmed out with excess fat during processing

yeah have seen these numerous times and just discarded the piece - turns out to be harmless - you will know when you see real nastys - we shot a hind in the Waiau around 1978 and her lungs were a strange pale colour absolutely stuck to her ribs and small for lungs - and she would have weighed only 30lb live weight - just skin over bones - left where she was - what the hell was that - TB maybe - still regret not looking at her teeth as she may just have been granny about to fall off her perch

Mint. Thanks for the reply Barry
I'll do some eating now

I put a little more up on what they are for

Cheers.

Yeah that's interesting and definitely something is need to pay more attention to being a new hunter. Is TB very prevalent in NZ deer populations in general?

Yup normal, assume you found them in the hind leg between the main muscle groups.

Originally Posted by Curti

Cheers.

Yeah that's interesting and definitely something is need to pay more attention to being a new hunter. Is TB very prevalent in NZ deer populations in general?

no - TB has been basically eliminated -- but was in Hawkes Bay back then --Taumaranui was another hot spot back 60, 70,s

Originally Posted by Barry the hunter

What are the black spots on deer meat?
Hemal nodes are not indicative of a disease process. Hemal nodes are pea-sized spherical structures embedded within the fatty tissues of the body. Hemal nodes are usually maroon or black and may be either solid or fluid-filled. They resemble a very small blood clot and are often misinterpreted as tumors or bird shot What is a hemal node in deer?
Hemal nodes are normal anatomical structures that can worry hunters who don't know what they are. These nodes are important filtering organs for animals' circulatory systems, and they are typically trimmed out with excess fat during processing

yeah have seen these numerous times and just discarded the piece - turns out to be harmless - you will know when you see real nastys - we shot a hind in the Waiau around 1978 and her lungs were a strange pale colour absolutely stuck to her ribs and small for lungs - and she would have weighed only 30lb live weight - just skin over bones - left where she was - what the hell was that - TB maybe - still regret not looking at her teeth as she may just have been granny about to fall off her perch

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okay sounds like it - did not know much about TB at that time so obviously we really did not know what to look for in a deer - just bloody sick hind - did not even take any for dog tucker