anyone seen these in their kills and know what they are?

[mcginnis6010]

Well my son killed a rabbit today in the garden. So I started to skin it out in hopes of having so roasted rabbit when I found these in it.and it looked like they were eating the rabbit from the inside out

[birdpointlightstring32]

those are bot flies and their babies......yumm..... reminds me of the lion king...lol..

[TRACY]

those are bot flies and their babies......yumm..... reminds me of the lion king...lol..

Yep! Nasty larvae!

[osage outlaw]

I've found nasal bot flies in a deer skull while cleaning it.  GROSS

[Jimbob]

Do these make the animal unsafe to eat?

[Rick Wallace]

dont know about eating,,we call them woofs,,common in the summer time

[soy]

Gives me the heebe jeebes just looking at that ...id be afraid thet would eat me from the inside out

[mcginnis6010]

Yea this was the first time EVER that I have thrown away fresh meat. I don't know if it would be safe to eator not it looked like they were just under the skin though.

[Pat B]

I don't think the bot fly larvae will affect to meat but I don't know that for sure. It is a parasite and once the larvae pupates it leaves its host. Google "Bot Fly" and see what it says.

[hedgeapple]

I've killed a lot of squirrels with those larva in them.  We called the "wobble" when I was growing up.  If it was a successful hunt and we had enough squirrel meat for dinner, the infected squirrels were tossed, mainly because those things were gross.  If the hunt was not all that productive the infected squirrels went in the pot.  I usually soak all my squirrels and rabbits in salt water in the frig over night. 

I've not had any ill effects from eating game with bot fly larva in them.  Oh wait, years late I did come down with bowyer-istis.  Maybe the bot flies had something to do with my bow building addiction.   

[Eric Krewson]

It is my understanding that they don't affect the meat at all, but I have to admit I have tossed a few critters that were infested with them.

I have killed bunch of deer that had them fall out of their nose after the deer hit the ground. I have never found one anywhere else on a deer. Every deer I have ever recovered has been consumed, except two I found the next day after very hot nights. They looked more like a balloons than a deer, I am sure the coyotes enjoyed them.

[Hillbilly]

We always called those botfly larva "wolves" around here, and they're in a good percentage of rabbits and squirrels until it gets cold and frosty in the fall. They won't hurt the meat at all, they just look gross. You can trim around them. Almost every wild animal has a whole ecosystem of parasites living in it-deer have specialized worms that live in their nostrils, brains, and even velvet antlers. I'm just glad that we don't have the human botfly here like they do in South America and Africa-they do the same thing, but to people.

[JW_Halverson]

Google "Bot Fly" and see what it says.

Before you go and google bot flies, go on a three day fast.  Be dang sure your stomach has NOTHING in it, don't even swallow your spit for 3 hours ahead of time.  Nasty little boogers. 

Cooking the meat would kill the parasites, but how hungry are you really?

[beetlebailey1977]

Yep they can affect horses and cattle also.....thats why we wait til it gets cold to hunt squirrels and rabbits around here.  We also call them "wolves".

[cowboy]

Always called them grubs here growing up. Only hunt rabbits and squirells in months that have an "r" in them and usually won't find them buggers.