Strange Growth on Doe

[Lonedrake]

Got these pictures this past summer and forgot about them. Can anyone tell me what this growth might be. I was wondering if it was either a parasite or a wound gone bad. The pictures were taken in August in SouthWestern Alberta. I cropped the photos a little, so the quality may be reduced.

[trapperbr549]

If that were from here in Missouri I would guess it was a tick. They probably don't get that big up north though.

[MULIES4EVER]

LOOKS LIKE CANCER? DUNNO.

[Lonedrake]

We do have wood ticks up here, but usually they don't get much bigger than a pea, or gumball in extreme cases, from what I've seen. And this was in August....I thought our tick season is generallyin the early spring. Unless, the tick wound is infected or something???

[inspector]

That is a non cancersous growth caused by a wart like virus. It is harmless to you or the deer but I would have a hard time eating the meat just for the thought of it. The growth is only on the skin, the meat under it is fine to eat.

[wi whitetail hunter]

inspector is correct they are technically called cutaneous fibromas