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EHD
Nov 30, 2007 21:27:10 GMT -5
Post by redneckrob on Nov 30, 2007 21:27:10 GMT -5
has anyone had much experience with deer contracting this disease and what affect it has had on the deer herd? it was discovered here this summer and it appears to have really damaged them in this area of ohio , however , it seems to be kind of localized into certain areas. this time last year i was getting @ 90 pictures a night on my camera and in the last month i have only gotten about 20 pics in the entire month!!
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EHD
Dec 1, 2007 5:32:38 GMT -5
Post by tar12 on Dec 1, 2007 5:32:38 GMT -5
Yes, Redneck that is,unfortunately, the nature of the beast.We to had pockets or areas hit by EHD.The bright side of this is it is cyclic in nature and short lived once the frost hits.It effects high deer densities. Shoot those does!!!!!
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EHD
Dec 1, 2007 14:24:18 GMT -5
Post by Kevin B. on Dec 1, 2007 14:24:18 GMT -5
The deer harvest in my county (Hardin) in Tennessee is down 45% this year due to EHD. Many counties in the state are reporting similar phenominally record low harvest numbers.
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EHD
Dec 2, 2007 20:32:33 GMT -5
Post by rossman40 on Dec 2, 2007 20:32:33 GMT -5
EHD is a virus passed by a midge (small fly) that mainly nest in low laying areas. The problem is that during hot drought conditions the deer go to these areas and pretty much stay there for long periods. The more bites the deer gets the sicker it gets. If it beds for a long period of time in a area heavily populated be the midges it can be bitten enough to start showing symptoms in 8 hrs and will not move and continue to be bitten and die in 24 hrs. It is about the equivalent of a person sleeping next to a nest of killer bees. That is why in most cases you will find a number of dead deer in close proximity. Normally the deer would keep moving over a greater range and a few bites would just make it a little sick. It is IIRC the largest killer of the whitetail deer population (besides Bubba's car).
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