parasites

National Deer Association Supports the STOP Screwworms Act to Protect Wildlife and Livestock

May 16, 2025 NDA Staff

The National Deer Association (NDA) strongly supports the bipartisan Strengthening Tactics to Obstruct the Population of Screwworms (STOP Screwworms) Act, recently introduced by Senators John Cornyn (R-TX), Ted Cruz (R-TX), Ben Ray Luján (D-NM), and…

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What Causes Deer Food Impactions?

Sep 19, 2018 Lindsay Thomas Jr.

Grotesque facial swelling on a deer, known as a food impaction and sometimes also called “lumpy jaw,” is one of the weirdest sights a deer hunter can encounter on their trail-camera images or in person…

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What is Wrong With This Strange Buck?

Sep 30, 2015 Lindsay Thomas Jr.

We’ve received photos of some extremely weird deer at QDMA, but the ones I got this week from my friend Ryan Basinger in Alabama deserve a place in the Hall of Strange. Here was a…

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Can Ticks Kill Fawns?

Jun 9, 2015 Anthony Harris

A Missouri fawn photographed on June 1 by Sam Leatherman is a reminder of the impacts parasites can have on deer. The fawn can only be a few days old, yet its eyes and ears…

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10 Weird Parasites that Live Inside Deer

Oct 20, 2014 Lindsay Thomas Jr.

You may not want to know what I’m about to tell you: Whitetails are virtual school buses for parasites. They are packed from nose to tail with mucus-covered lifeforms. The good news is these parasites…

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