Squirrel parasites?

[Chimpy]

So I've been shooting squirrels midday on my off days before I get into my treestand. This time of year it only takes about 30 minutes to get a limit. When I was cleaning them yesterday, one was loaded with what looked like maggots, all over it's heart, lungs, intestines...basically everywhere inside when I opened it up. They also appeared to be in the meat. I did not take a picture, as i was pretty grossed out. I have never seen this in 30 years of cleaning squirrels. Any idea what it was? The white "things" did not appear to be moving or alive.

 

[Tankt]

Never seen them inside....normally just under the skin. I have seen one growth in the meat of a front rabbit leg.
Surely you tossed it. just 1?

 

[Feedman]

They used to be a big grub that you would find in squirrels but they would have a hole in the hide and be in the muscle. They called them, Wolves if I remember correctly.

 

[Meatstick]

Almost sounds like rice breast, like in ducks.
Whatever it is, 10-1 it came from Asia

 

[Tankt]

They used to be a big grub that you would find in squirrels but they would have a hole in the hide and be in the muscle. They called them, Wolves if I remember correctly.

Wolf worms..actually warbles..

 

[Luther's Feist]

I've seen wolves or warbles what ever ya call them in all different kinds of animals. They look nasty but usually they are gone soon as a frost hits. The worms or larvae you are talking about I've only seen in a pic on the web and yes it was nasty. I really can't remember what it was called but would throw it away for sure. Maybe Google what ya seen and ya can find out what it is

 

[Chimpy]

They weren't large at all. Whoever said rice describes it best. They just fell off when I brushed them with my finger, except for the ones inside the meat. I only found them in 1 squirrel, and yes, I pitched it. Maybe it will kill a coon or coyote that eats it!

 

[Little FR]

I shot one years ago that had a huge scab on its back and similarly bad meat. My dad about gagged when we skinned it. We didn’t even feed it to the hogs.

 

[bgkyarcher]

They used to be a big grub that you would find in squirrels but they would have a hole in the hide and be in the muscle. They called them, Wolves if I remember correctly.

Wolves= bot flies.

 

[cedar creek]

Squirrels can get nasty, I hated cutting those grub snail looking things from there hind ends