South Dakota PSA

[jmez]

FYI, we are having a pretty bad EHD outbreak again this fall. I've seen some dead WT bucks near lakes I fish. Got an email last week from Game and Fish announcing they are pulling over 1K tags from the left over pool due to EHD loss. West river is affected, not east.

 

[Featheredindian]

what causes EHD?

 

[sdcowboy]

East is being hit to.

 

[jmez]

A virus. Transmitted by a type of midge. Need a freeze to kill the bugs. Up until Friday it has still been in the 90's. Cooled off finally and supposed to maybe snow the next couple of days. Hopefully that will end it.

 

[Featheredindian]

Dose the virus make buck sick or skinny looking? or can it be transferred from state to state if bucks migrate?

 

[jmez]

They get a high fever, and swelling of head, neck and tongue. They seek out water and are usually found dead in or on edge of water. Once they get signs they die within a couple of days. Bucks have a higher incidence as they emit more odor and are more attractive to the biting midges.

Deer can't pass it to one another. It is transmitted through the insects. A deer could wander to a new area and infect the midges there. Much higher incidence in drought years.

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[SneakyThunderCat]

Not good. Was just there goat hunting/scouting for a deer hunt in Nov. Super super dry. Hopefully things turn around.

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[huntngolf]

Was hunting west river last weekend for rifle antelope/archery deer. Cameras had tons of activity all summer and into September, and since the third week of September activity on the cameras has plummeted. Didn't find any dead deer while I was hunting, but only saw 3 whitetail does in areas I usually would see 50+ whitetails in a weekend

 

[TFrank]

Areas in ND are getting destroyed by this too

 

[Featheredindian]

They get a high fever, and swelling of head, neck and tongue. They seek out water and are usually found dead in or on edge of water. Once they get signs they die within a couple of days. Bucks have a higher incidence as they emit more odor and are more attractive to the biting midges.

Deer can't pass it to one another. It is transmitted through the insects. A deer could wander to a new area and infect the midges there. Much higher incidence in drought years.

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wow that's insane, I had no clue, that could travel big time especially if a freeze doesn't come

 

[WCB]

Yep...ND just offered refunds for deer tags in about half the state. Know a rancher out in one of the badly effected area and he is predicting 75%+ loss of whitetails.

 

[jmez]

Saw more carcasses laying in ponds and reuse pits this weekend pheasant hunting.

 

[Matt mi]

We had it bad in 2012 in michigan weird thing was the only thing that was eating them were the vultures coyotes weren't touching them. We had pretty dry summer in some areas and a few counties have seen it again this yr. I think they hatch out of the mud when water is low

 

[browning2480]

THP had some EHD dead bucks on their latest videos in South Dakota. Hate to see this.