Squirrel with purplish colored spots on meat ~ size a bit smaller than a dime) ?

Question

Just got off the phone with a buddy in Indiana and he was sayin' that he went out huntin' Red Squirrel ta'day and the 4 he got had this spot problem. Also mentioned that the area of fur over these spots looked sorta' ragged. Anyone ever encounter this before? Pre-thanks in order ;)...< ' ( (( > <

Answer 1

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Answer 2

Yes, its were wolves were. Its a perisite that gets under there skin. It feeds off them in the warm months. Usually after the second frost they die. I would not recommend eating a squirl that has had these.

Answer 3

yea, i wouldnt eat a squirrel if it had purple spots on them, might make u sick....... go huntin in a diffrent area for em if ur lookin for a meal

Answer 4

It sounds like mange. Why would skin a squirrel? Is he going to eat them.

Answer 5

Sounds like bots, what Jennifer is calling wolves

They probably have a few other names in other regions also

This is the reason for the old saying that you never hunt squirrels in a month without an R in it

They are not supposed to affect the meat, you go ahead and tell me about it

Mange would not affect the meat just the skin