Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica 2008, 50:14 http://www.actavetscand.com/content/50/1/14 may be more common than so far considered because, in the normal hunting season in the autumn, the larvae are very small and difficult to detect without specific meth- ods. As a result, even experienced hunters would be una- ware of the existence of oestrid fly larvae even in their primary host species. Most reported aberrant host cases, however, only inform that unusual host can be infected, whereas successful development, as the present case, is rarely reported. Competing interests The authors declare that they have no competing interests. Authors' contributions AN was responsible for the parasitological examination and identification of the Oestrid fly larvae, MI handled the hunter-laboratory interface. All authors were involved in drafting the manuscript and gave final approval of the manuscript. 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