Deer infection

[shawnhu]

Anyone experience an infection from making contact with deer? I've heard of stories where those that butcher their own meat would get a nasty infection if they accidentally cut their hands while working a deer. I didn't think anything of it until I got a bad infection twice in my eye. Must have handled the deer then rubbed my eyes.

Anyone else with these experiences?

[growalot]

A nieghbor ended up in very bad shape after gutting a deer bare handed...in the hospital and at deaths door for a bit...illness "unknown"

[shawnhu]

Interesting. I got a nasty welt on my arm, thought it was from a bug bite but it swelled up the size of a half dollar. No bite marks.

[Culvercreek hunt club]

I got an infection one year from a poke to a finger near my index finger nail. took about 2 days and got pretty nasty. I went tot he Dr and he lanced it and gave me antibiotics and all better ina few days.

[moog5050]

I know of one person who got a bad infection after cutting himself while butchering.  Be careful.

[phade]

People are also allergic to deer dander sometimes.

 

Stinks because they can barely gut a deer sometimes.

[shawnhu]

Phade, sometimes I get minor allergies to dog dander if I haven't been around them too long. But I build an immune to it after a day or so but will lose it if I'm not around them for extended periods.

That said, got a bad case of swelling on the white part of the eye last time and rubbing made it 10x worse! Entire eye was swollen and barely able to see out of it. White part became like Jello!

Edited August 12, 2013 by shawnhu

[phade]

Could be it. I knew a guy who pretty much had a full on painter's suit with face mask just to gut a deer.

 

If he didn't, he had some serious issues. Nobody made fun of him either in the hunt club...not really something to joke about.

[Paula]

Oh yuk

[G-Man]

You can be allergic to proteins in deer's blood, not to mention dander . Open cut can lead to infection from any introduced substance.

[noahmstone]

I have never had infection from gutting

Or butchering a deer. I do have an uncle that is allergic to deer fur. He has hunted all of his life and had just gained the allergy within the last 5-10 years. If he touches the fur his eyes start to water and get itchy, his hands swell and itch and begins to get hives all over and becomes itchy. 3 years ago he wore gloves to drag his dear out he said it helped a little because only his eyes began to water but a few days later he picked the gloves up off the seat of his truck and instantly his hands began to swell and itch.

Edited August 13, 2013 by noahmstone

[nyantler]

People are also allergic to deer dander sometimes.

 

Stinks because they can barely gut a deer sometimes.

 

I have a buddy that has that affliction... avid hunter and has taken a lot of deer.. he absolutely can not gut a deer without breaking out, he always has someone with him when he hunts to gut for him .. he can drag as long as he has a drag rope... he can eat venison but can't even touch a deer/

[shawnhu]

I never realized others had this problem. It's comforting to know I'm not alone, but troubling that I see to have this allergy. Thanks for all the replies guys.

[josephmrtn]

A nieghbor ended up in very bad shape after gutting a deer bare handed...in the hospital and at deaths door for a bit...illness "unknown"

thats always how i do it... a Butt Out tool and a leatherman is all i need...

[Culvercreek hunt club]

thats always how i do it... a Butt Out tool and a leatherman is all i need...

 Not a fan of any folding knife for gutting or any skinning/processing. Probably just in my head but I don't like nooks and crannies in a gutting knife for bacteria to hide in.

[jjb4900]

 Not a fan of any folding knife for gutting or any skinning/processing. Probably just in my head but I don't like nooks and crannies in a gutting knife for bacteria to hide in.

or the chance of it folding up on your hand.

[josephmrtn]

 Not a fan of any folding knife for gutting or any skinning/processing. Probably just in my head but I don't like nooks and crannies in a gutting knife for bacteria to hide in.

 

thats what clorox and a scrub brush is for lol lol

or the chance of it folding up on your hand.

my leatherman locks open really well

[irish_redneck]

I've always done it barehanded, never liked the lack of feeling with those orange gloves. Maybe I should get some latex gloves , pretty much always have little cuts of one kind or another on my fingers.

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