Help identify white leech found chest cavity of deer

Jcollins8682 · Dec 3, 2015

Shot a deer yesterday 4 o'clock hung in a tree overnight 35 degrees deer was hanging upside down found a white very large maggot or like a leech where you cut the esophagus please look at pictures help identify. is it safe to eat?
Can someone help me post pictures I can email them to you.....
Leech looking thing is at least 1/2 inch long

03mossy · Dec 3, 2015

Gross....

ill pm you my email and ill post the pics.

BuckDoeHunter · Dec 3, 2015

Botfly larvae?

Several websites say it's safe to eat the meat, pictures on the sites are

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Hac · Dec 3, 2015

Hunting in the desert we see them in the nose cavity of the desert mulies, never seen them on the body of a deer but I have seen them on rabbits, looks gross but meet is fine the ones I seen on rabbits are usually under the skin on top of the meat never in the muscle, most of the time they stay on the skin of a rabbit

Jcollins8682 · Dec 3, 2015

It was inside her chest cavity where you cut her esophagus and why is it so big

03mossy · Dec 3, 2015

Here are Jeff's pics

BuckDoeHunter · Dec 3, 2015

Interesting read on how the grub can be found after shooting a deer

http://www.ncwildlife.org/Hunting/After ... arvae.aspx

I would say that's what it is, maybe send a photo to your local DNR to verify. I wouldn't be afraid to eat the deer.

Al-53 · Dec 3, 2015

thats a bot fly larvea we see them on cows alot...nasty critters if you get one on you..sux pullin one out...
Al

Jcollins8682 · Dec 3, 2015

Thank you guys very much this is the thing new to me and been hunting for 18 years..

Al-53 · Dec 3, 2015

look for young larvea in the meat when you process it...they are prob gone by now due to the cold...and no blood circulating...but good to check for them....will be easy to spot...

Al

Delaware Dave · Dec 4, 2015

Defiantly botfly, may have found strange location to survive, they need opening to air, but in esophagus...

Would not be concerned on rest of meat, local individual

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